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E-MAIL tony@lathes.co.uk - Page 3 of 1, 2 & 4 A photographic essay Myford Accessories Myford ML10 Myford Specials Big-bore Super 7 Serial Numbers Myford Home Page Myford 4" MF74 Myford ML7 Myford 254 ML2 & ML4 Mini-Kop An interesting ML7 replica with sufficient small differences to ask - why bother to make any changes at all ? Some features of the machine indicate that the plagiarists were supplied with a very early example from circa 1946--1948 with features including a countershaft upright with open rectangles in its face and the plain, not dished, toolpost clamp. One useful modification was the use of twin pulleys on motor and countershaft - which doubled the number of spindle speeds to 12 - and tapered gib strips on the cross and top slides. |
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In this view the early form of "open" frame countershaft bracket can be seen (as used from 1946 to 1948 on the Myford) together with a screw-in stud to locate the tumble-reverse lever and differences in the shape of the inner (and outer) changewheel guards. Note the tapered gib strip in the top slide--the same fitting was used in the cross slide and can be seen in the picture below. |
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Another return to the 1940s with the original "plain" not "ribbed" tool clamp. It looks as though, judging by the extra thickness given to the top slide base casting, that a mistake was made when calculating the depth of the tool deck to bed measurements. |
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