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by Woodknot
Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:25 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: 60's Mark V Needs a Makeover
Replies: 8
Views: 10619

Re: 60's Mark 5 Needs a Makeover

JPG, I still have the gilmer drive in this. Based on what I'm reading in other posts, upgrading to a double bearing quill would be pretty expensive because of the current gilmer arrangement, is that correct? Just exploring my options.

Chapmanruss, thanks for verifying the dates of mfr for my pieces ...
by Woodknot
Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:27 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: 60's Mark V Needs a Makeover
Replies: 8
Views: 10619

60's Mark V Needs a Makeover

Greetings, All. My story is similar to many others here. I wanted a Mark V since watching a SS infomercial in the 80’s. Around the mid-90’s, I ended up buying an old Mark V from my parents’ neighbor back home in southern CO. It had some age, and it turned out to have a pretty good backstory that ...