Alternative to Myford Super 7 stand/cabinet?

Here is a picture of how it looks (excuse the state of the lathe). A little long maybe...

Colin,

I had thought of using an ML8 stand for an ML7, they are the same depth front to back, but the ML8 is longer by at least 6" I think. I ended up with a home-buiilt stand/cupboard made for an ML8, and that is 46" long.

The builder may have used the same dimensions as the "proper" stand.

The ML8 is of course an underdrive lathe, so one end is full of motor mountings. A bit of re-engineering may be needed to ensure the lathe supports/bolt holes are in the correct place. The standard ML8 was 30" between centres, (10" more than the Myford 7 series 20" but there were longer versions ( extra bed lengths were available so it could be made up to 4' plus between centres). I think the cabinet stand was only produced for the standard 30" lathe.

It would be too long for a standard drip tray to fit neatly, it would have to be toward one end, because of the drain plug - but this of course could go down inside the stand if necessary.

Think the standard drip tray is 39" along the flat bit.

The metal lathes tend to have their mounting bolts at the inboard end of the headstock, the wood lathes at the outer ends.

Phil

I can't edit out that bloody smiley, wherever it came from!!!!!!

Edited By Robbo on 06/05/2013 14:22:14

Edited By Robbo on 06/05/2013 14:23:07

Those anyone has all the measuremnt of the cabinet for the Myford Super7 Lathe (Small size), I am trying to build it

Alejandro

I have sent you a PM.

JA

With regard to the question about bolting it down, this essential

1 As said, the lathe with motor and countershaft is very unwieldy, so would be dangerous to run unsecured.

2 The Myford 7 bed is not torsionally stiff, so raising blocks will provide a means of securing the machine without twist in the bed. A lathe with a twisted bed is likely to turn tapers!

If unsure of how to do this, read Ian Bradley "Then Amateur's Workshop" or his "Myford 7 Series Manual"

You could manage without genuine raising blocks, by mounting the lathe on long studs and two pieces of box section steel.

If you want to go down this route PM me and I'll outkine the method.

Howard..

Edited By Howard Lewis on 18/07/2021 19:05:45

Hi there, Robbo (and others ),

ALWAYS type a space before any closing bracket. That avoids waking up the smiley gremlin!!

Also, always press the arrow keys to get clear of the other person's text after you've quoted them. That avoids the left-hand margin quote bar also covering your own text.

Best regards,

Swarf, Mostly!

Hi there, again,

I should have written 'the right or down arrow keys'.

Best regards,

Swarf, Mostly!