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Safety Instructions 

2

System Description 

3

Preparing your Shopsmith 

4

Installing the Ultra Base 

6

Fence Assembly 

7

Final Calibration 

9

Operation 

10

Adjustments 

13

Maintenance 

15

Warranty 

15

CONTENTS

INCRA TS-III ULTRA OWNER’S MANUAL

 

 

 

Please read this manual 

before use and keep it at 

hand for easy reference.

For many years, INCRA 

has been the accepted 

upgrade of choice for 

thousands of woodworkers 

seeking to improve the 

accuracy and repeatability 

of their wood cutting tools.  

Today, your search for 

the perfectly placed cut 

will come to an end.  Your 

Shopsmith workstation 

will be transformed and 

your skill elevated to a 

new level of performance.  

Now, take a few minutes 

to read through this 

ownerʼs manual, open up 

your toolbox, and let the 

transformation begin.  

The only table saw fence with 

Automatic Positioning Control™

Patented Precision Woodworking Tools

Summary of Contents for INCRA TS-III ULTRA

Page 1: ...A has been the accepted upgrade of choice for thousands of woodworkers seeking to improve the accuracy and repeatability of their wood cutting tools Today your search for the perfectly placed cut will...

Page 2: ...the power and make sure that the blade is fully stationary before changing the setting on any part of the INCRA TS III Ultra Always keep both hands behind the fence when moving the INCRA TS III Ultra...

Page 3: ...age and is the control center for most of the INCRA TS III Ultra s features Base Support Panel Once attached to your Shopsmith oating table this panel makes it easy to add or remove the Ultra Base fro...

Page 4: ...Try to center the holes on the existing hole recesses in the casting CAUTION When drilling metal always operate your drill press at Slow speed and securely clamp the oating table to your drill press...

Page 5: ...n the headstock and carriage locks and slide both to the far left end of the way tubes Tighten the headstock and carriage locks Now insert 2 5 extension tubes into the worktable rails allowing 32 of t...

Page 6: ...e inner T slots See Fig 10 Position the Ultra s base on the base support panel as shown in Fig 11 Edge of the Ultra base should be about 3 from the end of the panel Use a square to align the Ultra bas...

Page 7: ...sert the screws through the slotted holes on the fence mounting bracket Thread the 20 square nuts onto the screws then slide the fence onto the square nuts as shown in Fig 14 capturing the nuts in the...

Page 8: ...ng bracket as you tighten the screws Remove and save the cardboard spacers Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Converting the fence glides for the model 510 Remove the fasteners and the large diameter nylon...

Page 9: ...ays hold the Shopsmith table height crank rmly as you loosen the table height lock when making changes to your worktable height Reposition the telescoping legs so that the work surface is held at 90 d...

Page 10: ...nce to the new position See Fig 23 Always align the mark on the scale directly under the hairline cursor before locking the carriage clamp in place To secure the rip fence at the new scale location si...

Page 11: ...re manageable when the rip fence is locked close to the Ultra base See Fig 25 If you need the use of the extra oating table just remove the large clamping knobs and lift the base support panel off Whe...

Page 12: ...lever down to place the Ultra base into the micro adjust mode 3 Micro adjust the fence position Turn the micro adjust knob clockwise 1 2 turn until you see the 1 64 mark appear under the hairline cur...

Page 13: ...he rear of the Ultra base and press the micro adjust lever down Remove the Phillips head screw and nylon washer that caps the end of the clamping pad slot Your hardware pack for the INCRA TS III Ultra...

Page 14: ...apart See Fig 31 Do not tighten the fasteners for these racks yet Carefully slide the carriage back into the Ultra base taking care not to change the position of the loose racks Position the carriage...

Page 15: ...e oating table that holds the TS III s base support panel is in parallel alignment with the Shopsmith worktable If you nd these two tables out of alignment simply place shims between the base support...

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