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BuckeyeDennis wrote:Wow, I'm amazed that ad is still up after 7 hours. Deals that good usually only last an hour or three around here.

Almost 22 hrs. Perhaps this one of those that do not get taken down after sale?

He is ONLY six hours from me so I dropped him a line. He has two pending offers.

hang in or up the other 2!!! Still a bargain!!!

Well maybe not a bargain, but looks like no rehapping involved.
http://madison.craigslist.org/tls/5359975724.html

Need a serious answer, is this worth 1200$??? I have no knowledge about there worth.
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/tls/5334813187.html

ERLover wrote:Need a serious answer, is this worth 1200$??? I have no knowledge about there worth.
http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/tls/5334813187.html

When they come up on CL around here, they are generally priced less than old Mark V's. Don't seem to sell too fast, at that.

Folks that own one in good working order seem to really like them. So they may well be "worth" $1200. But with patience I bet you can buy one for a lot less money.

There's one on eBay right now with a buy-it-now price of $650.

Interesting that they are about a three hour drive apart. The road trip would be cheaper than the difference in price.

There is what looks like a 500 just a little farther than that.

https://dubuque.craigslist.org/tls/5314073420.html

No pix, no consideration.

Lotta missing stuff.

M VII needs to be as complete as possible!

JPG inform me in lay mans verbiage, what is the difference/advantage/disadvantage of a Mark VII? Why did SS come out with them to compete against the Mark V? Just trying to get informed.

ERLover wrote:JPG inform me in lay mans verbiage, what is the difference/advantage/disadvantage of a Mark VII? Why did SS come out with them to compete against the Mark V? Just trying to get informed.

Historical sequence - 10E, 10ER, Mark 5 Greenie, Mark 5 Goldie, Mark 5 Goldie with poly-v drive and 1 1/8hp motor, Mark VII, SS INC. Mark 5, Mark V, Mark V 510(2 versions), Mark V 520 with a Mark V 505 in there somewhere and a Mark 2 also(Ignoring the Mark 1).

The Mark 5 was an improvement(?) to the 10ER, the Poly-v and larger moter were also an improvement. The Mark VII was supposed to be another improvement. In many ways it was, but suffered from a couples of design goofs. They all went out of production. Then John Folkerith entered the picture and the rest is 'history'.

Problems were the infamous nylon speed control cam and the nylon gear rack on the way tubes. Add to that the low height in drill press mode(subject to individual opinion). However there many improvements that reappeared with the Mark V 510...

The added vacuum was ineffective(impeller too slow)(but the precursor of the DC 3300).

And then there was the reliability of the power switch.

It has a larger work table(deeper) and can tilt 90 degrees in both directions. The aux table can be inserted into the side of the main table to further increase its width.

The carriage can be 'linked' to the headstock so that can be moved simultaneously. And they can be moved by the crank.

The things to be wary of are the cam, the gear rack, the vac, the power switch.

A Mark 5/V poly-v belt will work, but it is narrower(9 ribs vs 13? ribs). The motor belt is a potential gotcha.

That enough?