Myford super 7 lathe review. Secure payment by paypal sellerdeck. The super 7 lathe was introduced in april 1953 to complement the already very successful ml7 lathe. Myford super 7 plus big bore although designed in the late 1950s it was not until the summer of 2001 that the last mk. My immediate needs would be to turn brass and aluminum things in the 1 4 inch diameter1 4 inch length range.
Bed leadscrew and gear train assembly. If you would like to. Myford lathe archives ii. Is myford ml7 too much lathe for a beginner.
All myford ml7 lathes included a k prefix in their serial number. I bought this lathe second hand about 30 years ago so it will be getting on for 40 years old now. A history of the super 7 ref. The lathe continued in production until 1979 and because the design was so right to begin with only very minor changes in specification were made over the years with the same design of cross and top slide units surviving until the late 1990s on the super 7 based ml7r model.
Welcomed as a long overdue development of this classic lathe it had a larger and stiffer spindle able to pass a 1 inch diameter bar formerly limited to 075 a m425 x 2 mm pitch nose and a 4 morse taper socket. I have found a used ml7 and the seller is asking 1000 for it australian dollars. Whilst virtually identical in capacity the super. There is no play in the cross slide or carriage.
The super 7 has a much better higher speed range with spindle bearings to cope more powerful motor as standard a self ejecting tailstock clutch longer cross slide better top slide with full 360 degree rotation etc etc. I went up and took some pictures of it. 3 version of the super 7 lathe was introduced. The myford super 7 and ml7 have both been recommended to me.
Spares counter myford super 7 new super 7 topslides. The lathe comes with at a guess around 250 worth of tooling. Ive become interested in machine work to make parts for audio and astronomy equipment. Myford super 7 super 7 history of super 7 super 7 information.
Screw cutting on myford ml7 lathe part 1 setting up duration. I have received a few requests for a detailed look at my lathe so here it is. My father passed away last month and one of the many things he left behind in his workshop was a myford super 7 lathe. The tailstock is accurate.
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