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An acquaintance of mine used to work for a canned food company(which shall remain unidentified) informed me that Wally/China/world/mart was only interested that the label show who canned the product. They were not interested in the quality or if it was as good as the producer's normal product. After...

I do not believe there was any overlap of Greenie/Goldies/gray smooth production(Mark 5's). These were the pre ss inc models through 1967(?). It is unclear to me what the ss inc. Mark V were texture wise from 1972 to 1984. IIUC the two bearing quill was introduced in Oct. of 1984 and the gray rough ...

That's part of cycling. Tubes are porous. Filling them with nitrogen (Costco) improves but doesn't eliminate the lose. I check my 120PSI road bike tires prior to every ride. When I commute to work, that means AM before leaving home and PM before leaving work. I end out having to top off every coupl...

robinson46176 wrote:Put a little "Green Slime" in them.

They do not have farm ponds in Va Beach!:D

I would add that the single bolt to be 'tight' be just snugged up rather than tightened. Snugging it creates a .pivot point, but it needs to be pivoted. Snugging it allows the pivot desired, and allows pivoting without too much force. If drilling anything,( especially with large bits) do NOT hold by...

nomoman wrote:I just noticed there are fractions on the tailstock. What are they for?

They indicate the amount of 'offset' from centered the tailstock is when the center portion is rotated. Setting it offset allows the turning of tapers and other offset turning.

The Mark VII had the melting speed control cam problem and power switch failure which resulted in many being scrapped etc. The power pro headset will provide a solution to that problem IF there are any out there not yet 'scrapped'. The value of used Mark VII will increase due to the ability to repla...

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Is your calling the PowerPro version Model 530 a speculation or "has it been written"? My $ is on speculation. I agree with its likelihood!(reason for 'hold' not "530"). Here's a question for discussion: if the PowerPro head will run in both directions like the Mark VII motor di...

mickyd wrote:I've seen a couple of OEM parts with original paint and they were very close to the ER shown in post 216.

Well it has been 50 years since I recollect seeing the 'one' I was acquainted with. Paint does fade/oxidize. ????? Memory fades also?