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I also found the actual wording of the announcement concerning the patent vague enough to be qualified later. However, taking it at face value, with the patent now expired, and no extension issued, it seems to be intended for use in the public domain without compensation. I am prepared to be found w...

I don't know if anyone caught it along in the thread, but sawstop just offered up their patent to the public; https://www.sawstop.com/news/sawstop-to-dedicate-key-u-s-patent-to-the-public-upon-the-effective-date-of-a-rule-requiring-safety-technology-on-all-table-saws/ As for the requirements set by ...

OK, thanks.

Of my three units, all of them have a 1.125 or 1-1/8HP motor. Were there higher power motors installed in the Mark VII from SS?

Does anyone know the cutoff SN or the year of one vs two quill bearing? I thought they were all two quill bearing, maybe wrong.

docmirror what pics are you looking at? I do have the tie bars on the ends of the feet, the wheel table raising device, and the cam lock table lock. I understood those were later additions. Yeah, I got it backwards, and your's does look like a later. I had to go back and ref one of the pics of my S...

Day-um! Deal of the century! FYI, you have a Mk VII 'series 3'. There was no official series for the Mk VII but there were running changes along the production. The open ends of the base footing and the non-hinged lower cabinet door indicate a fairly late S/N model. I think the power switch was beef...

Those gear teeth are avail on ebay. Look for 'shopsmith' parts and you'll find it if you want to replace the section. The gear rack on the ways is another of the poor quality setup done on the Mk VII, like the vac system.

Wish you weren't all the way in the north woods, I'd gladly let you have it at half price. You could make a special trip down here, and stay on the boat in the harbor for a few days, go fishing, then take the machine back with you. Why would I be going back? Harbor charges extra for liveaboard. Plu...

Wey-ull, I wasn't really interested, but I figgered if I had three, and then I had four, I would - as they say 'corner the market' in Mk VII's. My theory of never having enough Mk VII's has come up against the reality of limited floor space, and a new little baby airplane arriving in a few weeks. Wi...

I bought another airplane, so I need to free up some space in my hangar. I'll sell the early Mk VII for a couple hundred bucks to whomever can come get it. I will offer to meet someone if not too far from the DFW area. It's a series 1, with the open leg base. Everything works but the vac system is m...