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I'm not sure whether this has been posted before, but you can read the entire November 1963 Popular Science review of the then-brand new Mark VII on Google. Here's the link:

http://books.google.com/books?id=lyADAA ... aw&f=false

The article starts at page 114.

Finally, an explanation of the two slotted table top. Thanks for posting this. Interesting read. What amazes me is that I just don't have all the consternation of changing the different modes of the machine. I have all that stuff in a very small amount of space and loving it.

swampgator wrote:Finally, an explanation of the two slotted table top. Thanks for posting this. Interesting read. What amazes me is that I just don't have all the consternation of changing the different modes of the machine. I have all that stuff in a very small amount of space and loving it.

I "saw" that explanation too and thought it was interesting. I also thought it was interesting that in 1963 the author didn't think the dust collection during operations was a big deal but that it would come in handy for clean up after the fact. It just goes to show how far ahead of itself this tool really was.

Also, they gave positive comments about the change overs, how quick and simple. I love that I can make changeovers. Some of the folks I deal with have had such a negative outlook on this superior tool and when I take in something that I've made or show them a pic, they are always in amazement. Even as poor craftsman as I am, the Shopsmith takes out many of my errors.

Thanks for the post. I haven't hooked up my dust collection yet. Have the collector, but running the Shopsmith with an extension cord, 12 gauge on 20 amp circuit. I need to read the amperage for the dust collector to see if I can run it at the same time. Otherwise, going to wait until this summer when I'll have the garage wired and re-roofed. Already talked with an electrician who said he could do it all in one day. Sounds super to me. Can hardly wait. Won't have to roll the machine outside because I can connect the dust collector.

swampgator wrote:Also, they gave positive comments about the change overs, how quick and simple. I love that I can make changeovers. Some of the folks I deal with have had such a negative outlook on this superior tool and when I take in something that I've made or show them a pic, they are always in amazement. Even as poor craftsman as I am, the Shopsmith takes out many of my errors.

Thanks for the post. I haven't hooked up my dust collection yet. Have the collector, but running the Shopsmith with an extension cord, 12 gauge on 20 amp circuit. I need to read the amperage for the dust collector to see if I can run it at the same time. Otherwise, going to wait until this summer when I'll have the garage wired and re-roofed. Already talked with an electrician who said he could do it all in one day. Sounds super to me. Can hardly wait. Won't have to roll the machine outside because I can connect the dust collector.

I think you will find that on a 20A circuit, the ss and dc can co-exist, just do not fire them up simultaneously.

However really hard loading of the ss may cause breaker tripping when run with the dc. Ideally it needs to be on a separate branch circuit.

swampgator wrote:Finally, an explanation of the two slotted table top. Thanks for posting this. Interesting read. What amazes me is that I just don't have all the consternation of changing the different modes of the machine. I have all that stuff in a very small amount of space and loving it.

Truth be told, it has been 'discussed' many times.

Most 505-20 folks do not realize the need for that due to the small table size and the typical misalignment between the main and aux table fence mount.