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INCRA TS-III ULTRA Shopsmith Owner’s Manual

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Add table tab to remaining 

floating table

Mark drill centers on the right edge of 

the remaining floating table as shown 

in 

Fig. 5,

 then use the (2) #10 x 5/8” 

self drilling Phillips head fasteners to 

attach the table tab.  

See Fig. 6

.  Leave 

each of the two fasteners slightly loose 

to allow the tab to pivot down and 

out of the way for other floating table 

applications.  For the model 510 floating 

table, add self adhesive UHMW to both 

ends of the tubular rails.  Adhere the 

pads just inside the tubes at the top as 

shown in 

Fig. 7

.

Figure  5

Figure  6

Figure 7

Figure 8

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Final Shopsmith 

workstation set up

Loosen 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) 5ʼ 

extension tubes into the worktable rails 

allowing 32” of the tubes to extend 

beyond the right edge of the worktable.  

Tighten the locking thumbscrews.

Slide the floating table with table tab 

onto the right end of extension tubes.  

Slide floating table with drilled access 

holes onto the right end of the extension 

tubes.  Position this floating table 23” 

from the worktable and tighten the 

locking thumbscrews.  Now attach the 

telescoping legs as shown in 

Fig. 8

 and 

extend to hold the work surface at 90° to 

the blade.  

Leave fasteners loose  

enough to allow tab to pivot

For Model 510 floating 

table, adhere UHMW 

pads as shown to front 

and rear rails

table tab

#10 x 

5

/

8

self-drilling 

fasteners

13/1

6”

9

/

16

1 ¾”

32”

23”

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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