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Sorry to hear about your mechanical gremlins.

I am in no hurry - when you have everything sorted out, please let me know .

Hi John,

Did you make any progress with cutting those gears ?

Does anyone know where you can get hold of the 33 & 34 tooth input gears for cutting metric threads on an imperial Myford ?

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all your advice.

I have reviewed my decision to buy a Myford, and I still think it is the best choice for me.

There seems to be a vast amount of help and advice available; things like Hemmingway kits seem to use Myford as the default machine, and spare parts and accessories are readily available both new and second-hand.

Given my lack of experience with larger lathes I don’t want to risk taking something on which might have hidden problems, even if it is cheap to buy.

The upshot is that I will be going for a refurbished Super 7 from Myford themselves.

Another attraction is that if they deliver the lathe, they will set it up for you.

Being a beginner, I will probably be asking for more help in the future.

Thanks again.

KrisB

After many years of putting up with mini lathes of questionable accuracy, I have decided to make the jump to a better quality machine in the shape of a Myford Super 7 with a screw cutting gearbox.

I do not have enough experience to repair any defects in such a machine, and I might not even recognise that something was wrong.

To try to avoid any difficulties, I have decided to dig deep and buy a machine at the top end of the price range in the hope that it will not need any modifications to carry out good accurate work.

There seems to be a handful of dealers around the country that specialise in "little used" or "as new condition" machines that have not been repainted or refurbished in any way, but have had so little use as to still be in almost perfect condition.

There are also refurbished machines available from Myford themselves claiming to have been completely reconditioned where necessary and to have been returned to "as new" condition.

The prices for all of these machines seem to be very similar, with the Myford ones actually working out slightly cheaper overall.

Does anyone have any views on whether an old machine in very good condition is likely to be as good, better or worse than a possibly tired machine that has been thoroughly overhauled ?

Any help would be much appreciated.