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Thing is i did say yes straight away as it was the cheapest id seen and as it took him 3 days to reply to an email i thought that would be the safest bet .

Just really annoyed , as i hate time wasters.

Been offered the link above at £400 but again unsure

And again ive had my time wasted ! He no longer wants to sell it and has changed his mind , what a complete joke.

Hmm its going to be a 6 hour round trip to collect it

whilst i would love new machine im very fond of old technology, ie the steel being better and it has more character about it

also concerned that the xj is a metric machine and everything else i have is imperial including measuring equipment.

they can order an imperial version but it will take 4 months to arrive , i think for the work i need it to carry out the dore westbury will be fine , even if it needs a light rebuild, but there is always doubt in your mind if you are buying the right model.

so some people know ive been after a mill for a while , ive been offered a dore westbury mk2 , and whilst i know it has its downfalls (round column) its cheap at £175, or should i wait and purchase one of these.....

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Thanks guys

Ive got a set of wad punches so making my own is easy.

Cheers Mark.

Does anyone know how thick the front and rear saddle shims are on a super 7

Myford want silly money for little spacers....

Thanks Mark.

Ah ok thanks John, just didnt want to break anything !

so ongoing restoration on the myford......

How do these gears come off ? You can obviously get replacements so they must come off somehow, dont want to break anything ....

Thanks as always

Im looking to get a milling machine but unsure now whether to get a new machine and risk all of the above or look for something older and maybe not have all the problems , but maybe a bit more wear etc .

as im stipping my s7 down i thought i would have a search on the the internet for correct disasembly instructions on stripping the head stock down , but came up with nothing , seems pretty straight forward but wpuld hate to break something,

also does anyone know how you are meant to get on the back x2 allen key bolts that sit under the pulley that holds the headstock to the bed ?

Or is it a case of taking eveything off the headstock then unbolting the casing.

As always thanks for all the help and support people have given me so far on this i must be annoying some of you with my basic questions , have always felt you can ask silly questions on here and not get laughed at....

Measuring it im coming up with 5/8 x 1.9/16 x 7/16

On simply its either £5.58 for the budget ones or £24 each for the major brand versions ......

Ive got sn2062

What type of sealed bearings would you replace the old ones with in a twin v super 7 clutch ?

Many thanks for all your help.

Ive got a gateros large plating kit , its done loads of work and the results are excellent , especailly when you give it a quick polish afterwards , the key with plating ive found is cleanliness, plus the time it takes sometimes is longer than expected , ie you cant rush plating , if you do the results will be poor . Excellent results can be had with time and patience .

ah apologies folks, im in northampton

Thanks For everybodys offers and help so far !

quite happy to post it as Brian says its easier to copy something you have your hands on and can measure yourself.

Many Thanks Mark.

So the saga of the s7 restoration continues , and i need your guys help again please...

They no longer make this shaft so as mine is very worn im looking for someone to be very kind and make a new one for me , obviously i would pay for material / time /postage.

its got a thread on the end of it but this can be whatever is easiest as it only holds the inner guard onto the end of it

ps very impressed with myself for working out the photos

Edited By Mark Prickett 2 on 24/01/2016 13:14:53