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I have the sx2 long table and it does everything i have ever wanted.It will work out of the box but i have done mods.Gas strut etc I bought the fixed column the swivel coumn is a nightmare to tram i understand.I got r8 spindle.The sieg 2.7 is a bigger beast so in your situation is far too heavy

Hi Norm,safe from the fires but the heat is getting to me. I had one ML7 for sale and made up my mind not to do anymore for a while Then up pops 2 local bargains very cheap so i could not resist. No 1 had been sat in a farm shed for 20yrs and once i had chiseled off the the dried grease cleaned...

Hi everybody,a Happy Xmas and prosperous new year to all.Still lurking and keeping tabs on everybody but not making anything of interest at the moment.Still restoring Myford 7 series lathes and have 3 on the go at the moment.One of them has an O ring at the chuck end of the spindle.First one i...

You can only part off running in reverse if the chuck is a bolt on type Rear toolpost with tool upside down is the prefered setup depending on the lathe/job it can stay in situ without changing setup

eye eye What would be the postage Norm

Well this ml7 is now finished.As well as being the cheapest it is now the best of the bunch as regards min wear and looking as new I bought a new 1/2 hp motor with f/rev switch all prewired and fitted new pulley and belts all for $400ish Runs well on my new stand.I made an adaptor plt and fitted...

Full strip down and almost fully reassembled. The headstock brgs were as new As was the bed and carriage.No wear at all to speak of just take apart and put back together I fixed the cross slide feedscrew by drilling and tapping M3 and then screwing together with a HT stud.Prepped and silver...

Lathe arrived as described without motor and a broken cross slide feedscrew.A quick strip down revealed everything clagged up with dried grease Looked as though it hadn't been used for a long time,no bad thing. First pleasant surprise was it was a very late model serial no 99408 circa 1971 I...

Your right again Norm,the stand is mainly for build up and sales etc and for moving around in my limited workspace. I would not use it the wheels but design some adjustable feet or have it fixed down whilst using the lathe

Hi Norm and everybody,still here and now solely working on Myfords.I advertised to buy/swap and restore Myfords I have just finished one for a lad who lives local in the Adelaide hills. I have also sold the super 7 and an ML7 so I bought another.Well into double figures now but ever one is...

When I have tapping problems I use a combination of taps alternately.Hand tapping not machine tapping I cut a couple of threads with a taper tap then 1 thread with a plug tap then repeat.Also use the combination drill/tap and spiral flute WD 40 works well but I have spent 30mins on one tapped hole

Almost finished just just some fine tuning to do

Taking note of xd351 comment I agree the small alum roller is the main reason for the belt slip I was finding the linisher very useful and using it all the time.Spraying with sticky was not the ideal solution and was clogging up the bearings thoughts travelled to rubber drive rollers I purchased...

I have an original Myford 9" faceplate but there is insufficient meat to mill T slots I also have a heavy duty faceplt for the sieg which I did mill T slots This one I think is from RDG and screwed for the Myford nose All nice to look at but don't get much use

Still working on Myford ML7s lost count of the no so far.I have 2 with the original single tool post so I made a couple of 4 way with ball locking arms and washers. Lot of work but interesting and satisfying. I also bought as new a fixed steady,as I said first one I have ever owned.First thing...

Well afurther update on this nice linisher. As I said belt slip was the problem.I tried grooving 1 roller then knurling the other.No success still only good for light duty.Then I bought a can of non slip spray as used on V belt drives.What an improvement.Really takes some stick and will accept...

This is the size of my shed 2m x 1m

Thanks Dick.I was of a mind that the bed would be compatable but the leadscrew would give me problems and as you say I would stuff up the serial no. I think I will wait and hopefully get a short bed super7 Yes in answer to your question,i have very limited space and I found the long bed too...

I too was brought up both.If I am doing accurate work then I like to work in thous When machining I can see and feel a thou.However for larger and not so accurate work its easier to mm than 3ft 4 1/8". Here in oz metric bolts are the norm with some BSW Steel stock can be imperial or metreic Alum...

Thanks Dick on your informed comments With a simple answer do you think its feasible to swap a long bed on a super 7 with a short bed from an ML7.I think the leadscrew will be the main problem as that has to transfer with the bed.Could everything else be transfered Ie headstock, countershaft...