Myford lathe

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History

The Myford super 7 lathe arrived at Nottingham hackspace in November 2011 thanks in part to members pledges. The Myford company started in 1934, was based here in Nottingham (Beston to be exact) and only closed it doors due to liquidation back in July 2011. The ML7 lathe was launched in August 1946, retailing at £34.00 excluding motor. Later replaced by the the Super 7 in April 1953 build around the same design but with number of new features and improvements. Both models have been very successful and often favoured by hobbyists and model engineers. The Hackspaces Super 7 has been dated to around January 1973.

Pledges


Specs

  • Serial Number SK1106001CM
  • Distance between centers 19"
  • Swing over bed 7"
  • Swing over cross slide 4"1/8
  • 14 Spindle speeds 25-2105rpm
  • Cross slide travel 6"3/8
  • Top slide travel 2"3/4
  • Single phase 3/4hp 1420/1450rpm

Tooling

Safety

Maintenance

Inductions

Inductions

Operation

Operation