Member postings for Matts BitsNBobs

Thanks guys, that's brilliant Nobby, I really appreciate you doing that, I even know what it weighs to!

Once I have sorted a bit more of his stuff I will get on with making one, I didn't realise the T slot was not in the centre, but from this I will have no problem.

Thanks again Nobby

Matthew

Hi all,

Help if possible?

My engineering buddy passed away a few months ago and with some of the bits he left me is the Myford multi stop but search as I have many times a piece is still nowhere to be seen. The bit in question is the rectangular piece of cast that bolts onto the back of the bed, looking at photos I would guess around 6in long by 1in square with a T slot down the length of it, if anyone could help with a good photo and some measurements so I could make one out of solid stock etc I would be really grateful as I am trying to use and get working the items so I can make something with them in his memory.

Many thanks Matthew

Edited By matt sw on 16/06/2014 12:36:41

This is mine at the tailstock end, sorry if its a bad picture best I could get, but it looks like scrape marks on there, if not please tell me what they are?

I am the second owner, the first was a factory where it had little use and came with a pile of bills etc even the original letter confirming the order and when it would be delivered, but nothing of a later regrind. I was always told by an old engineer, who sadly passed away last month, that they are scrape marks? unless someone in the factory had a go?

Matthew

Hi Adam,

I think they refer to the original hand scrape marks on the bed, usually only see at the tail stock end on a well used lathe.

Matthew

Thanks for the replies guys, will have a look later,

Regards Matt

Can't advise you in this instance but all I can say is what ever cup alloys advise i would take as gospel. They have given me loads of advise over the last few years and all of it has been brilliant, so give them a call and do as they say! Good luck Matt.

I went on google images, loads of conversion chart on there, pinted them off, laminated and hung on a nail in my workshop, like these

**LINK**

Also the magnets from orange hazard lights of plant etc work well, but as above, I know someone who used them for storing files! he could never work out why they didn't cut well.

matt

Hi can anyone tell me the issue number or month and year of MEW magazine that covered Derek Browns conversion of a Myford S7B to cut metric theads?

Thanks in advance,

Matt.