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I have not been able to find authoritative answers for the following: 1. Is the PP cooling air intake filtered? 2. Are the PP electronics all shielded from dust and contaminants? 3. What is the maximum operating temperature specified by OEM TeknaTool/StriaTech? 4. What are the SS PP operating temper...

gavcon wrote:[...] Or I could just buy a real lathe.

Bingo!!

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Just to clarify and eliminate some continued parsing of my original post: I just had a couple of very broad points: (a) the original overall design (10E/10ER/Mark II/ V/VII/... et. al.) is museum-worthy and about 70 years old, and (b) the original Mark V (Mark V-500) table size looks better proporti...

I still think the Shopsmith story should be an exhibit in the Smithsonian... I mean isn't that basic design about 70 years old now? And so many still in active service... Some of us could even argue that the original Mark V (500) was better proportioned and the the best mix of form and function than...

Yikes! The description and photo showing the addition of spacer washers against the quill flange are about the most scary-dangerous situation I have seen in a while... The 5/8 inch quill shaft with the reverse-tapered flat holding a saw blade brings enough drama on its own -- and the washers comprom...

Ordered a replacement quill on Oct 11 2017. Still waiting and machine is still down. The newest blurb from SS now says April. I love these machines but having a machine down for seven months is getting old. Paul I have found Skip at https://www.mkctools.com/mark%20v%20parts.htm to be very responsiv...

I[...] It is my opinion that the PowerPro is packaged too tightly in the Mark V headstock . A mechanical redesign of that housing may be in order.[...] . Hear Hear! And while doing that, please replace that wimpy 5/8 in. spindle with a proper 1-1/4 in. shaft and quill assembly. .. It is sorely need...

I[...] It is my opinion that the PowerPro is packaged too tightly in the Mark V headstock . A mechanical redesign of that housing may be in order.[...] . Hear Hear! And while doing that, please replace that wimpy 5/8 in. spindle with a proper 1-1/4 in. shaft and quill assembly... It is sorely neede...

A coworker told me a long time ago that the world is run by "C" students... Now I think that may have been optimistic...

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