website 'video'.

[JPG]

I am curious what others here think of the 'stylized' video demo under the shop tab on the ss website.

Artistic liberty or indication of pending doo ah ah future changes?

[algale]

Not sure which video.

If I just click "Shop", the top of the screen plays a video with closeups of various functions and operations being performed on an actual Shopsmith Mark 7.

If, under the "Shop" menu, I click "Mark 7" it pulls up an animation of a Mark 7 that doesn't look particularly accurate.

[Matanuska]

I wondered about the Mark 7 animation too. It’s a bit mis-leading. Looks much cooler than the actual machine.

[jack888]

Maybe they’re testing the waters for future updates.

[RFGuy]

Not sure which video.

Ditto.

JPG,

Can you confirm which video you are referring to? I mean, there is a stylized Mark 7 video on the main website, but in clicking Shop tab, I see multiple stylized videos down below. Is there one in particular that you were referring to? Thanks.

[JPG]

open ss.com click on home if not already there.

I had not noticed the ones under the shop tab, but the original question also applies to them.

[RFGuy]

JPG,

Thanks. Just commenting on the main website stylized video, the one you reach on first going to the Shopsmith website, my initial thoughts were that I liked it. Of course, I said the same thing for that new YT video that Shopsmith did with Nick, before you pointed out to me all of the flaws in that video! So, maybe I am wrong again. I didn't pick up on any new features or additions to the Mark 7 from that stylized video, so I am curious if you saw something I missed. I did find it funny halfway through the video when they show the table tilt, the sawblade cuts into the table insert. Guess their animation can't be 100% accurate to true life for how the table tilt works. Also, funny that for most of the video that they modeled the arbor as something without an actual shaft.

[JPG]

Oh I liked the video as long as I ignored the glaring discrepancies. I surmise the 'animators had no clue as to what they were animating.

Most notable was the main table rotating a full 180°. Only the earlier Mark VII could do that.

Yeah that smooth cap that was supposed to be the quill shaft...

However what I did not like was the quill stop(back side) and the quill feed lever and the headstock lock lever. Pretty, yes - functional - I doubt it.