How do you like your Mark 7?

[chapmanruss]

Shopsmith currently has Trewax clear paste wax part # 750649 and says Use on all woodworking projects including furniture & cabinets. Contains carnuba wax. They also currently sell Minwax part # 522454, which is included in the help kit and says Just apply a thin coat of this premium-quality wax to the exposed metal surfaces of your MARK V or Special Purpose Tools to protect against rust and corrosions. It provides an easy-glide, virtually friction-free surface for worktables, rip fences and similar work-guiding surfaces. But here is what they (Shopsmith) says about waxing the Mark V in service tips - It's best to use a good, hard furniture or floor paste wax. Johnson's Floor Wax or clear Trewax seem to work the best. Do not use liquid wax, auto wax, oil or silicones. Auto and liquid waxes never dry properly, thus making it difficult to polish. Oil and silicone leave a residue which is sticky and has a tendency to collect sawdust and grime. So make of it what you will.

Now back to the topic at hand. I upgraded my 2001 Mark V 520 to complete Mark 7 with the DVR self install upgrade and double tilt last year. I added the Rip Scale upgrade and the Shaft Guard. It is a great upgrade and I do not need my speed increaser any longer. I just wish I had done it sooner. As mentioned earlier getting it at a demonstration can save some money. One thing Shopsmith might consider would be selling the complete table clamp Speed Increaser Shield which also comes with a new Mark 7. Those of us upgrading already have many of the extra Router/Shaper accessories that come standard with the Mark 7 but not the Mark V. I had to buy the parts seperately to make one so the Speed Increaser I had, which also has one, could be sold complete as it comes from the factory.

[john_001]

I've been using an old can of Butcher's "Bowling Alley" wax, which I think is still sold under the "Bowling Alley" name. It's "carnauba and other fine waxes in turpentine".

[CAP]

Are you willing to sell the speed increaser? I just purchased a Mark V 510 and I think I need a increaser to use the router and shaper most efficiently?

[chapmanruss]

Sorry for the delay in posting back. The Speed Increaser will certainly make better Shaping and Routing cuts. Plus it gives you under table Shaping and Routing.

I have had it on craigslist but haven't sold it yet. Looking to sell locally not having to bother with shipping it. I'm in the Portland Oregon area.