Member postings for neil singleton

Thanks David - good to know and very kind fo you...will try and get photos up PDQ.

The Super 7 is green with the cast in '7' on the belt cover. Seems to be well spc'ed with clutch, gearbox etc. There's a full set of change wheels next to it.

V8Eng - the box is more like this but still not exactly the same. Forgot my camera on last visit to his workshop so will pop round again and take some decent photos. Unfortunately there's a lot of stuff in his workshop...so it's a case of moving stuff to get a decent photo..

Any idea what it'd weigh?? I read on lathes.co.uk that a 254s would be about 220ish kg (bench mounted) - Super 7 lighter??

it it easy enoguh to strip a large bit (head? saddle?) off it to make it one person liftable without having to go through a huge re-alignment afterwards??

My Bantam took a lot of work movig it...at least i have a chance of moving this stuff without a forklift

Thanks Andrew.

Selling separately is a good call - I was thinking a package (lathe, chucks tooling etc) would generate a higher price - so interesting to your thoughts on this.

Going to take some photos to post on here as I have a question regarding the gearbox on the Super 7...it's a '65 model according to the serial number but the gearbox is unlike any picture I can find on lathes.co.uk or google...

The selectors (two of them) hinge at the bottom, side freely left/right and pull up to engage...with a pin locking it in place. There is no ball lever mounted on a horizontal plate above the gearbox. Hard to explain so will post a pic.

Also the Emco FB2 has power feed table on the Y axis, but not the X, however the Z axis has a gear not a handle. There's then a handle with angle drive plate lying nearby and wonder if he was in the process of fitting a power feed to the Z axis too?? Thoughts?

Going to have to think of a prize for the best answers from my descriptions before i get to post the photos

I built my last worshop on an uninsulated concrete slab floor, 8" durox block rendered on the outside and painted, plastered on the inside, flat felt (torch on) roof with 8" of insulation between roof and plasterboard celiing, electrics (double socket every metre), double glassed pvc window (second hand) and double glased glass in the double wooden doors, all for about 3 grand material cost. Warm enough with one 1200watt heater in all but the coldest of winter days and reasonable soundproof (air compressor going didn't annoy the neighbours unless the doors had to be open).

Never had to repaint in the 10 years I was at the house and not a crack in sight (normally building regs in my area would have wanted deep foundations)

By the time you add insulation and decent paneling to be able to hang stuff on, is wood realyl cheaper than block?

Dear sirs, Hello!

This is my first post here so hope I've got the right section...apologies if not!

Last year my Grandad passed away and apart from myself (a keen but very part time and unskilled hobbyist) he was the last of the engineers in my family. He was building scale locomotives up to the day he died, and at 92 was fitter and brighter than many a man 20 years younger!

As the only one with an iota of knowledge in this area it falls on me to help move on his beloved workshop to those who can benefit.

He’s got a Myford Super 7, Myford 254s, Emco FB2 and many accessories for all. It’s all started to gather a little surface rust due to the combination of lack of use and slightly damp environment, but still sound but I need to move it to somewhere it can thrive.

In the meantime, I need to try and establish a realistic value for these larger items (there's obviously tons of other tools, but mostly old school engineer stuff rather than new digital and sexy)

Super 7’s seem to be anywhere from £995 to £2.5k and the 254s anywhere from £2.5k to £5.5k…the mill seems to be £1500 to 2k??

I’d love to be able to look after the kit for another generation but will sadly need to see it go to a good home.

Any assistance on how to start valuing this kit would be very welcome. Anyone interested in some very well looked after kit (that’s seen 8months of pining for a new loving owner) can contact me!