possible myford s7 purchase a few ???

[colin563]

ive had an offer of a myford super 7 with power crosslide for £800 no cabinet

its a 1984 june version in green its got a few bits of tooling with it faceplates and 4 chucks


it looks to be in very good condition

its got 1 problem with it the half nut lever is hard to move ibn to place

power crosslide works great its just the halfnut lever

does anybody know what the problem might be

is ths worth the money

thanks colin

[John Rudd]

Personally, for £800 an S7 with power feed is a gift.........

Can I give you an IOU til pay day?

[Bluechip]

Colin

If its not wrecked, grab it before their Prozac wears off    

IIRC ( I have a S7, no x-feed) the half nuts are on dovetails like a slide, so it may be the adjuster screws are too tight, or there is gunge in 'em.

Wiil try to find a drawing if you like .. ie in the manual  .. or ....I think I've seen it on the web somewhere .

No big problem probably ..

EDIT  Owd on .....Scanning as we spoke ...

Part #20 is the gib-strip wotsit, and 29 are the two screws that hold 'em on.


Not sure whether the power x-feed are the same tho. ??

PS. I also seem to remember on my ML7T, you can make the operation very stiff, by over tightening the (nyloc ?) nut ... #26



Dave BC  

[colin563]

thanks bluechip

thats been very helpful i was just a bit worried as ive seen a few myford repair prices 

but he is a very good friend who im buy it from

i just got to find a cabinet

so does anybody want to buy a nice chester 9x20 lathe on stand

thanks colin

[Bluechip]

That's OK Colin .. happy to help.

You'll probably find it's a good machine. Mine is 1976 (?), was a bit more than £800, but it had all the goodies, Ind Stand, coolant, TTA, Swiv. Vert. Slides, (2)

That gear cutting Att. No end of chucks etc. Plus a lot more stuff .. bar stock etc.

Have Fun ..

Keyboard thumping over for tonight. Glen Morangie time,  then  ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ..

Dave BC

[colin563]

im just waiting at the minute for a chap from boston who breaks myfords

hes bringing me a cabinet

then ive got to sell my 9x20 the the myford can come here

thanks colin

[Baldrocker]

Colin
Try slackening (is that a word?) nut 26 on Dave's scan very slighty. Works on my ML7.
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[colin563]

thankls for the reply baldrocker but my myford

hasnt got that its different setup something to do with the power

crossfeed its a different handle altogether


hopefully my 9x20 sells soon and i can look at this problem

thanks colin