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I need more clamps. After seeing the clamp rack, I'm feeling inadequate. I now have clamp envy.

I had the pleasure of going to a live SS demo today, in Tigard Oregon. Saw the Mark 7 live and operated. They have made some great improvements over the years.
I was impressed by the presenter and the product. Had I not just picked up my Mark 5 a few weeks ago, I would likely purchase the new Mark ...

It's an India stone. I see them mostly listed for knife sharpening, but he gets his from a machine shop supply. You can get them on Amazon too http://www.amazon.com/INDIA-SLIP-SQUARE-X1-MEDIUM/dp/B00FO84F5O/ref=sr_1_52?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1398461726&sr=1-52&keywords=india+stone

The one he gave me was ...

The further I dig into this machine, the more respect and appreciation I have for the previous owner. They guy took great care of his uncle's machine. I pulled the quill to wax it, and discovered it has been upgraded to a dual bearing. Cracked the case to clean an lube it, and it's very clean. What ...

Thanks guys. I'll be doing the clean and lube at the end of the week. The upper tubes aren't too bad, the lowers are in need of work. I picked up some mineral spirits and johnsons wax. The band saw table has a bit of surface rust, but no pitting. The table saw table looks decent, just very small ...

I have a few starters

Thanks for the welcome and concern.

My error, I made the blood comment as a bit of sarcasm. I take it for granted I will shed a bit of blood from slivers, every day tools, spending more time in the garage in general. I forget that sarcasm doesn't come across well in text.

I do have a healthy ...

I am the lucky new owner of a Mark V, with lots of extras. :D

I have done a fair amount of reading on these machines, and have read a ton of your guys posts. Feeling pretty lucky to find this forum and the machine.
I have been trying to identify the age of my unit, but it appears to be before May ...