jayzedkay
Club Member
picked this up the other day.
still need to sort it out a little; refit the motor and mount it properly; drip-tray, raise-blocks, level it etc.
it's a 1991 super 7; gearbox, power-feeds, one previous owner, home engineer.
i got various bits with it; tray, chucks, face-plate, milling block, cutters, keys/tools etc.
everything to get going.
i've been deliberating a lathe for some time, years in fact, going on/off the idea for various reasons.
mainly 'off' the idea supported by cost/use balance. investment in lathe and tooling can pay for quite a bit of machining outsourced?
i work with an excellent machinist for all my requirements, large and small and will continue for the tricky stuff beyond my ability and capability.
but, i often get frustrated waiting for the smaller parts, holding up progress, that i could make myself?
plus i know i'd enjoy making shit on a lathe, whatever it's for. It's part of my dna.
After concentrating on myfords and boxfords, i concluded a boxford would suit my needs best; being a slightly more 'industrial' machine?
but after concentrating on researching boxfords; AUD/ME/280 models. I concluded they would just take up too much room in my compact workshop.
I know on paper they compare footprints to a myford, but with all that under-drive cabinet affair or 'boxy' later models. it would just take up too much room.
So, for space saving and 'ease' of transportation, I went full-cricle and came back to myfords.
looked at various ML's, but concluded the 'super' was the one to hold out for.
This one came along and ticked all the boxes; age, condition, features etc. so took the plunge.
looking forward to learning general machining and how to use it properly.
already have a back-log of small/medium jobs to do on it.
Plus I already have an Alpine RF25 bench drill/mill i picked up over the autumn.
it also requires full assembly, but some car panels in storage above it are preventing this for the moment.
so come the time, between the small mill and lathe, within limitations setup for most things.
still need to sort it out a little; refit the motor and mount it properly; drip-tray, raise-blocks, level it etc.
it's a 1991 super 7; gearbox, power-feeds, one previous owner, home engineer.
i got various bits with it; tray, chucks, face-plate, milling block, cutters, keys/tools etc.
everything to get going.
i've been deliberating a lathe for some time, years in fact, going on/off the idea for various reasons.
mainly 'off' the idea supported by cost/use balance. investment in lathe and tooling can pay for quite a bit of machining outsourced?
i work with an excellent machinist for all my requirements, large and small and will continue for the tricky stuff beyond my ability and capability.
but, i often get frustrated waiting for the smaller parts, holding up progress, that i could make myself?
plus i know i'd enjoy making shit on a lathe, whatever it's for. It's part of my dna.
After concentrating on myfords and boxfords, i concluded a boxford would suit my needs best; being a slightly more 'industrial' machine?
but after concentrating on researching boxfords; AUD/ME/280 models. I concluded they would just take up too much room in my compact workshop.
I know on paper they compare footprints to a myford, but with all that under-drive cabinet affair or 'boxy' later models. it would just take up too much room.
So, for space saving and 'ease' of transportation, I went full-cricle and came back to myfords.
looked at various ML's, but concluded the 'super' was the one to hold out for.
This one came along and ticked all the boxes; age, condition, features etc. so took the plunge.
looking forward to learning general machining and how to use it properly.
already have a back-log of small/medium jobs to do on it.
Plus I already have an Alpine RF25 bench drill/mill i picked up over the autumn.
it also requires full assembly, but some car panels in storage above it are preventing this for the moment.
so come the time, between the small mill and lathe, within limitations setup for most things.