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Whilst virtually identical in capacity, the Super 7 incorporated a number of features within its standard specification that made it a truly outstanding machine.Ī spindle, supported in a taper bronze front bearing and a pair of angular contact ball races at the rear, which for its size gives outstanding performance. The Super 7 Lathe was introduced in April 1953, to complement the already very successful ML7 lathe. It should be noted that long bed ML7 lathes were always fitted with 3/4" diameter leadscrews and the saddles, cross slides and top slides were the same as used on the pre-power cross feed Super 7 lathes. K140848, left the fitting lines on the 31st January 1979.
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At the same time the specification of the ML7 was upgraded to incorporate the 3/4" diameter leadscrew and cast iron apron as used on the pre-power cross feed Super 7's. The re-design was necessary to accommodate the power cross feed apron on the Super 7 lathe.
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K108718, the cross slides were fitted with 5mm pitch self-locking adjusting screws.Īpril 1973 saw the introduction of the new bed from serial No.
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On the earlier machines the saddle located across the front two shears and on later models across the full width of the bed, the 5/8" diameter leadscrew and die cast apron were retained.įrom serial No. K107657, the existing carriage was converted from the narrow guide to the wide guide principle. In later years the same point would be used as a pivot point for the chuck guard. The lug is situated just behind the spindle nose and its initial purpose was to act as an anchor point for the optional lever operated collet attachment. K90494, a cast lug was incorporated into the headstock. Whilst there were numerous minor changes, the number of major design changes were very few and these are listed below. Over its 33 years production run, the ML7 stood the test of time remarkably well. The Myford 'M" type, a Myford version of the Drummond 'M" type, cost £42.00 and production of this was discontinued in 1949. The ML7 was so successful that it saw the immediate demise of its predecessors the ML2 and ML4. The ML7 Lathe was launched in August 1946, the basic bench lathe retailing at £34.00. This page provides a little background and a chronology for the Classic range of Myford Lathes.