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no matter what u call it , a mk5 or a mkvII . just don't call me late for supper. lol hag1 jim

Sheez! Talk about adding to the cornfushun!

First Magna American[after Magna Engineering and Yuba Tool] had the Mark 5 then introduced the Mark VII(and had a label on it that said Mark 7[as well as label(s?) saying Mark VII]).

Then Shopsmith Inc. [Re]introduced the Mark 5 as a Mark V and had a total memory failure of the fact that previous manufacturers referred to them as Mark 5's.

Now RLF Tools introduces a modified version of the Mark V and calls it a Mark 7.

I assume the reason for all these model designations are due to who owns copyrighted names. I also assume SS Inc did Not get either manufacturing rights nor copyright to the Mark VII and only had manufacturing rights to the Mark 5 but not the copyright to Mark 5 name.

Hence we have Mark V and Mark 7 current production.

IMHO the Mark 7 needs to be different any who since it is different from the VII.

Excedrin will help that headache I just caused you from trying to get yer brain wrapped around all this!;)

The only thing confusing about ALL OF THIS is that at one time Magna identified the same piece of equipment as a Mark VII and a Mark 7. Other than that, it is all perfectly clear.

Now that RLF is using the terminology Mark 7 one must assume that either "Mark 7" was never registered, OR RLF is violating copyright, OR that time has voided the protection of the copyright OR RLF has acquired the right to use "Mark 7".

It seems to me that there has been a post that suggests the later.

I would have preferred "Mark V Model 530" but no one asked me. Wonder why!

Now, introducing the new "Mark 5 + II".....

How's that name jpg? Need more Excedrin?

dusty wrote:The only thing confusing about ALL OF THIS is that at one time Magna identified the same piece of equipment as a Mark VII and a Mark 7. Other than that, it is all perfectly clear.

Now that RLF is using the terminology Mark 7 one must assume that either "Mark 7" was never registered, OR RLF is violating copyright, OR that time has voided the protection of the copyright OR RLF has acquired the right to use "Mark 7".

It seems to me that there has been a post that suggests the later.

I would have preferred "Mark V Model 530" but no one asked me. Wonder why!

I concur re Mark V 530!!!!!!

Still unexplained is the memory loss by SS Inc.!

I must have missed that 'later' post!;)

mickyd wrote:Now, introducing the new "Mark 5 + II".....

How's that name jpg? Need more Excedrin?

NAW! I take too many daily as it is!:(

I like Dusty's 530 more better!

JPG40504 wrote:NAW! I take too many daily as it is!:(

I like Dusty's 530 more better!

"Now introducing the new ShopSmith 730....."
(ok...I'm going back to work!!)

Hi everyone, I just discovered the Mark 7 ...
Anybody thinks that there will be ways to upgrade the Mark530 to M7 ?

camerio
Quebec city area CANADA

[quote="JPG40504"]Sheez! Talk about adding to the cornfushun!

First Magna American[after Magna Engineering and Yuba Tool] had the Mark 5 then introduced the Mark VII(and had a label on it that said Mark 7[as well as label(s?) saying Mark VII]).

Then Shopsmith Inc. [Re]introduced the Mark 5 as a Mark V and had a total memory failure of the fact that previous manufacturers referred to them as Mark 5's.

Now RLF Tools introduces a modified version of the Mark V and calls it a Mark 7.

I assume the reason for all these model designations are due to who owns copyrighted names. I also assume SS Inc did Not get either manufacturing rights nor copyright to the Mark VII and only had manufacturing rights to the Mark 5 but not the copyright to Mark 5 name.

Hence we have Mark V and Mark 7 current production.

IMHO the Mark 7 needs to be different any who since it is different from the VII.

Excedrin will help that headache I just caused you from trying to get yer brain wrapped around all this!]

Never let it be said I never stir the pot! How about Mark 7 v. 2.0 and Mark 5 v. 2.0 respectively?

BPR

ryanbp01 wrote:Never let it be said I never stir the pot! How about Mark 7 v. 2.0 and Mark 5 v. 2.0 respectively?

BPR

They are building machinery, not 'software'!:D