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Thanks to all who responded. Nick, thanks for the info about the bosses, extrusions and for the corresponding photos. Not trying to obtain an "engineers' nirvana", however I am very critical when it comes to alignment and accuracy. Thanks again! Cheers!

Dusty, thank you for the advice. I'll put it to good use.

Yes, I did compensate for the give in the miter slots by making sure the miter bar that my micrometer is mounted to was consistantly tight to the same side of each slot every time I measured. Same results every time I measured, and believe me I checked, double checked and then checked again to make ...

I know that the alignment is very good, even over the top for woodworking purposes. I am kind of obsessed when it comes to tolerances (obviously). With the rip fence aligned to the left slot, I am beyond happy with the accuracy of the the test rips I made. My concern here is that the miter slots the...

Hello all. Spent the morning aligning my 520 main table, as per Nick's instructions found on the table ribbing post - using the dial indicator (and the dollar bill "shim" to prevent binding), and the results were great. Once I had the table aligned, I set up to align my rip fence. Here's t...

Thanks for the replies Gampa and RKH. Although I have been on the forum recently (searching and finding tips for aligning my 520 better), I didn't realize Shopsmith was having such troubles. I hope things will get better for them.

Hello to all. I was wondering if anyone out there knows if the Travelling academy will be coming to the Massachusetts/New England area anytime soon? The academy has been to West Springfield, Mass., a couple of times since I purchased my 520, but unfortunately I wasn't able to attend either. I'm stil...

Left tilt/right tilt - no real difference in accuracy or safety IMHO. Accuracy is dependant upon taking the time to properly set your machine up and maintain it. Safety is a state of mind.