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You could also try www.pdfdrive.net It is good for all sorts of manuals and books. all free and legal.

Hello Danuzzo, This looks to be a useful lathe and very substantial. You may find this url useful. "Select" & "David" Lathes They sell manuals but is also a very interesting site. Cheers B

This would be a great project for 3D printing, if I ever get my tiny brain around 3D drawing it will be on my list of things to do. x B

Thank you for sharing the files. I printed a 50mm box and it works well. Being of the "Old School" I will try to modify your drawings to a box for Imperial (Are we allowed to say that anymore?) size cutters. I wish I had your skills with 3D drawing. Thanks again. B

I have in the past used many different carbide inserts, made my own holders, and bought most of my tips and some holders direct from China. Have a look on Bangood or Alibaba, For general lathe work, I have returned to HSS cutters which if ground carefully can produce a good result and are easily...

Well done everyone, we seem to have made a banquet out of a box of crackers. In the end, if we have achieved what we set out to do in the time scale we set without loss of limb or life and no damage to property we have done well. Cut metal and be happy B

I have used a rear-mounted toolpost on my Myford S7 for 25 years without any problems. I use HSS and a Ganze type tool holder with inserts depending on what material I am parting off, both work well. The most important things to watch out for are tool height and keeping tool overhang to a...

I silver solder my small steam engine cranks (55% silver) and I have never had a failure yet, some are 40 years old. I am sure someone knows the advantages of silver solder over brazing (besides the melting temperature) but I am not that technical. I just know what works for me. x B

For small bearings, I have taken suitable flat stock and fastened them together with super glue. Mounted them on my 4 jaw independent chuck being careful to centralise the join and machine them to the required dimensions. For those that require checking against existing holes/shafts for fit then...

I can understand you wanting to build anything for yourself, but there comes a time when self build becomes a chore and not a pleasure. I once converted a small drilling machine into a milling head for use on my Myford Super 7. It took a long time and did not really achieve what I was looking...

I tried Freecad and couldn't wrap my head around it. I had the same problem with Fusion360 as others seem to have had, but got a message telling me to sign in which I did and my files came back. No idea where they went.

When I clean down my lathe I initially remove the large (Curly) ferrous swarf with pliers or a magnet in a polybag. This then leaves only the dusty smaller swarf for vacuuming which I do with either a tin canned vacuum or my Craftsman plastic canned vacuum, both work well and seldom clog. This...

What a great project, the Model Engineering World needs more schools with these skills if it is to survive.

I seem to remember the lorry was actually a Karrier Bantam tipper on which my father delivered small loads of aggregates to customers, it was green and I have driven it in his driveway and yard. I was too young to drive on the road. We lived in a hilly part of Derbyshire and I don't remember it...

Didn't Commer have a lorry engine with these in the '50s? I think it was a 6 cylinder and a flat configuration. Might not be right I was only 10 and more interested in bicycles. Cheers B

There is no doubt that our hobby is becoming more and more expensive, some of us will have a good stock of drills, mills and other semi consumable items acquired over the years, but will still need a top-up or in my case to buy metric items in an attempt to join the 21st century. I agree with...

The Whitworth form of thread was devised by British Engineer Joeseph Whitworth in 1841 and established the first thread system in the world and continued in common usage by British manufacturers until the early '70s. My 1960 Myford Super Seven has BSF and BA threads. I am a traditionalist and...

I have an old Super 7 which I have added to over the years (about 30 so far). I bought it secondhand and it came with a set of imperial Myford collets. They work reasonably well , but cost the earth these days even secondhand. I wanted a collet system to use on any of my small machines so I went...

If I can weigh in on this, I have owned a lathe of some description since I was 10 years old, (I am now 73). During that time I have owned American, German, Chinese and UK manufactured machines. I had an old 5 inch (10 inches for our American friends) Atlas which was well worn, but that...

Sorry to hear of your predicament Jenny, I would be grief-stricken if I had to give up my workshop. My prays are with you Regards B