Myford Super 7
Launched in 1946 at a cost of £32 it was an immediate success. Its production ran for 33 years with numerous minor specification changes.
The popular Super 7 usually came with in a 3.1/2” x 19” (89mm x 483mm) single phase, Imperial, with power cross feed: Change wheel model with taper front bearing and pair angular contact ball races for rear bearing, two speed drive to the countershaft and 14 spindle speeds (8 un geared, 6 back geared). These machines were fitted with a countershaft clutch unit, the topslide …
Hello, please bear with me if you follow me on www.mikes-models.com my main website since I have had a terminal failure of my laptop and it will take some time to reinstall everything (some of which may not be recoverable!). Also little will be done to sort this out since the internet will be unavailable for the next week (so I am told).
Bit of a rubbish time really.
Well I have managed to get into the workshop again and am in the middle of making a power feed to my own design for the RF25 milling machine I bought from Axminster tools some years ago. I will be writing up the design including drawings when I finally complete it. So far I only need to secure the bars and create a cover and lever (to engage and disengage the feed). So far in tests it works well and I have a shaky video to show how it works.
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Myford ML7
A popular model the Myford ML7B came with a 3.1/2” x 20” (89mm x 500mm) Lathe, Single Phase, Imperial with built-in drive unit, together with a motor platform motor pulley,Vee belts, 6.3/4” diameter Faceplate, Catchplate, set of 14 changewheels, two D.E. Spanners, Allen keys, Oil gun, Hard and Soft centres, Guards for changewheels for primary and secondary drives, screwcutting chart and installation and maintenance manual. Some lathes were fitted with the desirable quick change screwcutting gearbox, Imperial graduations, a 1/2 h.p. single phase motor with reversing push button starter.
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Myford ML10
Launched in 1968 as an inexpensive small lathe for the model engineer and ran until 1993 when it was replced by the Diamond 10.
A popular model Myford ML10 came as a 3.1/4” x 13” Imperial, Single Phase, back geared screwcutting lathe, with standard equipment comprising: drive unit, motor pulley, motor vee belt, motor belt guard, changewheel guard, headstock vee belt, headstock drive guard, 6” diameter faceplate with drive peg, set of 15 changewheels two D.E. spanners, Allen key, soft centre for headstock, hard centre for tailstock, oil gun, screwcutting …
Myford Super 7
Launched in 1946 at a cost of £32 it was an immediate success. Its production ran for 33 years with numerous minor specification changes.
The popular Super 7 usually came with in a 3.1/2” x 19” (89mm x 483mm) single phase, Imperial, with power cross feed: Change wheel model with taper front bearing and pair angular contact ball races for rear bearing, two speed drive to the countershaft and 14 spindle speeds (8 un geared, 6 back geared). These machines were fitted with a countershaft clutch unit, the topslide …