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I was sorting some tools and stuff in the old shop today (yes, I am still moving) and was standing petting my Mark VII while planning its move. I was puttering with it and studying the fence when I noticed the miter gauge lock. In earlier discussions of the Mark VII I had forgotten the miter gauge lock. It has a cam lock instead of tightening a knob. The cam lock uses a "U" shaped lock that you can flip down with your thumbs assuming that you have worked carefully and have thumbs.
The fence of course also uses a cam lock. It has a rather long lever on it that "feels" good to me.
I am looking forward to getting it moved and lubed and putting it to work. Back when I bought it I had a lot of other stuff going on and had mostly just shoved it back in a corner since I didn't really need it and only used it a little.


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robinson46176 wrote:I was sorting some tools and stuff in the old shop today (yes, I am still moving) and was standing petting my Mark VII while planning its move. I was puttering with it and studying the fence when I noticed the miter gauge lock. In earlier discussions of the Mark VII I had forgotten the miter gauge lock. It has a cam lock instead of tightening a knob. The cam lock uses a "U" shaped lock that you can flip down with your thumbs assuming that you have worked carefully and have thumbs.
The fence of course also uses a cam lock. It has a rather long lever on it that "feels" good to me.
I am looking forward to getting it moved and lubed and putting it to work. Back when I bought it I had a lot of other stuff going on and had mostly just shoved it back in a corner since I didn't really need it and only used it a little.
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I was in the old shop this evening and grabbed the Mark VII miter gauge and brought it to the house to take a couple of pictures.
This one is with the cam locked.
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This one is with the cam unlocked.
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This is a shot of the bottom. Does anyone know the story of the holes in the outer end of the bar? It is not reversible...
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As you can see I have not cleaned the Mark VII up yet. When I picked the miter gauge up after the last picture the screw at the heel fell out. I thought it must have been loose but it looks like somebody stuck in one that is too short to tighten. I think I have a few new ones in my parts cabinet.

I should have grabbed the fence too and taken a picture of it.


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This was one of the small details I always admired about my mark V11. Just another thing that sets it apart!

That countersink hole in the end makes it easy to hang on a pegboard hook.

However I do not recall of a reason for it and the tapped hole.