Myford ml7 clutch. Some old photos have been discovered which included two pics of the old clutch unit designed for the old myford. There were designs for shop made ones. Clutch assembly for ml7 r and super 7 30040 ref. Pulley countershaft and clutch.
How to make a very simple but effective clutch mechanism for myford ml7 lathe and possibly others. This is the full clutch assembly for super 7 and ml7r lathes. Free postage to uk addresses part of a collection of machine related literature more to come. This assembly comes with everything you need to upgrade your ml7r to a machine with a clutch.
A very good myford has a few marks however good original paintwork. It comes with everything you need to upgrade a non clutch machine to a clutch machine except for. Not a worn out lathe by any means. Used myford change gear studs genuine nottingham the picture is showing one of each stud an ml7 myford partsyou are looking at genuine old myford partsa super 7 top belt cover as seen in the photos.
Has a good feel about it. Im lucky that my ml7 came complete with a clutch. The lever assembly you may need a newer or modified outer guard the one that covers the 2 outer pulleys on the left of the machine to accomodate the larger outer pulley with the clutch mechanism in. A detailed description of the myford ml7 and other myford series 7 and 10 models can be found here an interesting article about rebuilding an ml7 here and a photo essay about the ml7 here.
Comes assembled as pictured. I was going to include the myford info which is in my photos but as usual this website is being unusable. As far as i know the ml7 only had 1 type of clutch available from myford that was the one using brakes shoe from a moped inside a drum. Will post it later.
A very good original condition myford ml7 lathe with gearbox clutch for sale. The ml7r was not based on the ml7 but on the super 7 the model being created by leaving off the spindle clutch and fitting the less expensive cross and top slides from the ordinary ml7. These were not standard but a cost option available when the lathe was ordered and models with a clutch are much sought after. This is not my idea others have used it and the design shown here is a little rough round the.