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Thanks Hopper, I will try that method once ive practiced a bit more now I know the correct topside angle set-up, will put some rake on as suggested JasonB.

Isnt knowledge a wonderful thing! Thanks all for your time/help. Its now WORKING. see pics

doing that NOW it reads 29 on the circular topslide scale at the mo

I thought I had ground the angle (60*) wrong so re-did it several times, also used 60* indexable tip got same lop sided results.

here are some pics

Hello Ian, yes tool is at 90* & yes I used the fishtail gauge. Will upload pics shortly.

Hello Jason, yes I have topslide at 29 degrees, ie 5 oclock, as per the link, also tried the other angles mentioned. same faltened results.

dia of profile

Hello all, I am trying to cut a thread on my myford super 7. I know the profile should be 60deg as in top dia, no matter what I do I get a flat sided profile (bottom dia). I have tool ground to 60 deg, topslide set at 30 deg (also tried 25, 27, 29, 35, 40 all same result) tool at 90 deg to work. Any ideas why it cuts this flat sided thread??? I have used more than one 60 deg tool, same results.

Thanks all for your time & suggestions, will try them tonight. All the best Dave.

I am trying to remove the tailstock chuck from my Super 7, on my ML7 there is a hole through which a rod can be put to knock out the chuck, How do I remove the super 7 chuck as this is not an option? Rgds DW.

Many thanks Andrew for your time, will try it in a mo'

Rgds Dave

Thanks Andrew for your help, from my manual I have this dia' but cant work out where the pin will go, does the retaining plug need to be removed? Or does the allen headed screw under the spindle (marked allen key on my photo) have to be removed ie is it in the place marked 4 on this drawing??

I am about to remove the headstock spindle & have read that the wick lubricating the spindle needs to be held with a pin. Does the wick sit behind this grub screw & does the pin enter the wick after taking out this allen key?

Hello Nobby, thanks for the prompt reply, will watch out for that, not sure about mark 2, looked up serial number & it was 1964 (if I rem' correctly).

Rgds Dave

I am about to remove the bull wheel/gear from my newly aquired super 7. The bull wheel has a crack so needs replacing. The original manual has a paragraph on its removal. But I anticipate it will not be a 5 min job. Has anyone got any hints/tips on how to do it?

Regards DW.

Thank you all for your time, makes sense as when I look closely the woodruff key has a taper at either end so if put at the ends it would not contact the key. Off now to carry on cleaning setting it up. Regards Dave

Many thanks to all for your help, wasnt sure whether the feedscrew was a press fit or not will now set about unscrewing it, rgds DW

Hello Roy, forgot to say its an ML7, the ball handle unscrews easily but not sure how to remove the threaded rod that moves the slide.

Hello all, any ideas how to remove the micrometer dial from the cross slide ball handle ie to remove the threaded rod inside the cross slide?

thanks in advance DW