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


Specification

Serial Number SK1106001CM
Distance between centres 19" or 482mm
Swing over bed 7" or 117.8mm
Swing over cross slide 4"1/8 or 104mm
Spindle speeds 14(25-2105rpm)
Cross slide travel 6"3/8 or 161mm
Top slide travel 2"3/4 or 69mm
Motor Single phase 3/4hp (1450rpm)

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Operation