Myford ML7 lathe for sale with demonstration 

Thanks for your feedback. Yes, I have seen your ML7 with the effective splashback which I have been missing out on!

Thank you, Carl. Currently fitting the motor so will soon see how it performs on the other lathe. There are a few minor obstacles to overcome in shipping the Student. Will see - perhaps will be material for a video.

@@Workshopfriend it will be interesting to see how you get it from Pakistan to the UK. About 2 years ago now I made a set of universal machine moving beams. They are basically box section beams with jacking castors. With them I can move any machine I have singlehandedly and in absolute safety. I did this because I have had two accidents moving machines. One was my fault. The other was a courier when my Harrison Mill tipped over in the back of the delivery lorry. Luckily no one was hurt.

Hello Carl. Yes, a good point! It made me think I should lower the centre of gravity by packing in wider based box and removing the headstock and tailstock to sit on the base of the box behind the stand. I can imagine the lathe fully assembled being unstable and I can't be sure a forklift will be used to load at my end.

@@Workshopfriend Yes. The problem is nowadays that most couriers have no experience or understanding of moving machine tools. Top heavy beasts as you have rightly pointed out. I took every precaution when I bought my mill and had it delivered. A representative from the courier with machine moving experience went to the seller and ensured the C of G was as low as could be and that it was properly fixed to a strong blue pallet. After all that, the delivery driver tried to move it in the truck with his pallet jack. Rotated the steering tiller around the full 90 and pulled..wheel acted as a perfect hinge and the machine went over on its side. Fortunately no one was hurt and the machine was only superficially damaged.

Thank you, Ian, for your message. Glad to hear of others restoring old machinery. Getting the gears to work properly will be a big improvement. An email in response is on its way to you. Clive.

Yes, I am sure it will be very useful to have the A&S up and running. I need to use mine to elongate the slots in the motor plate to allow the motor to be located closer to the correct position of the drive pulley. I am finding the motor mounting on the Super 7 quite fiddly.

Hello, David. Thanks for your comments. Sorry to say the ML7 has been sold. The Colchester Student is still on its way. It has had an easy life, first I suspect in a school or college in the UK, then a school in Pakistan from where I purchased it. Since I completely renovated it I know its condition which I was I took the trouble and expense of shifting it back to the UK - versus selling there and purchasing an unknown machine here.

Hello again, David. Thanks for your suggestion. I will bear that in mind. I am not a watchmaker so my videos would be orientated towards the machine itself, not using it for small-scale work. For that I think you would be better off looking at videos like Chronova Engineering etc

This ML7 model is about 42in (1.1m) long x about 22in (0.6m) front to back.

I am sorry, it has been sold.

It is a Dasqua magnetic stand.

@@Workshopfriend Děkuji, už jsem ho našel Dasqua 7121-0020. A co máte za indikátor s páčkou? Taky Dasqua? Jaký rozsah? Máte pěkný stroje, líbí se mi nejvíc frézka. Jsem z Chzech rep.

Good you found it! I use several indicators. The one in the video was a Linear but I also use Baty, Draper, and Parvus (mostly second hand). They are of different ranges but typically 0.5". Glad to hear the videos are reaching you in the Czech Republic!

@@Workshopfriend yes i also use second hand stuff. I will be looking for a lever watch with the largest range. so far the most I've seen is 1mm. we don't have your brands here, but I know Dasqua.

Sorry it has been sold.

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