I think I will stick with my Mark 7

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Re: I think I will stick with my Mark 7

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DLB wrote: Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:53 pm Me too. But... While this specific implementation would not be useful to me it has some interesting ideas. I'm a fan of the 'mini' over a Power Station. Expanding that with some of the ideas represented here, I can see a mini with dedicated DP or a mini with dedicated Mark-mounted OAR. I like either. Basically a smaller and simplified version of this, leveraging the modified Headrest shown.

In the second pic, with the left headstock as table saw: The main table is reversed infeed for outfeed. The reason for that is not clear to me. Similarly, it is set up with the blade running between the main table and a floating table rather than through a table insert. Sort of along the lines of the 500 version with two saw slots?

The modified Headrests appear to use knobs rather than a lever to lock the tie bar. The exact implementation of that is not clear. Intuitively, I don't think it will lock nearly as tight as the lever, though I'm not sure this matters. Double tilts don't lock down as tight as the lever either.

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David,

Thanks. You bring up some good points. Yeah, I don't get why the left main table is swapped infeed<->outfeed either. It also makes no sense why to have the left tablesaw blade going between the main table and a floating table. Perhaps these two items are connected? It might be that a 2nd owner of this machine put it together backwards after they received it. Since they couldn't figure out how to get the tablesaw insert to work on that left unit they just slid the left main table to the right and used the gap with a floating table for cuts on that side? Definitely seems like something is lost in translation on this build.
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Re: I think I will stick with my Mark 7

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Re reversed (in/out) of the left table, that allows the table to tilt(ass backwards) for headstock under stuff. That created the need for the main/aux table separation to be used for sawing. The 'center flat surface becomes a replacement for the bench tubes as shown in the first pix.(not sure why it matters)
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Re: I think I will stick with my Mark 7

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I was just wondering how you would move it if it had to be moved?
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Re: I think I will stick with my Mark 7

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Wheels.

It has the Retractable Casters that have been upgraded to the 3" wheels, although it would likely wear them out faster with the extra weight.
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Re: I think I will stick with my Mark 7

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I don't know, it just looks unstable to me, but that's how I look at it.
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