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We had a big old Colchester like that in the Trade School when I was an apprentice. When we put it into it's fastest speed and switched it on, it would gradually pick up speed and gave the impression it wouldn't stop gaining speed, we'd all panic and shut it off quick.
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I had to make a sign bar as part of my apprenticeship. Never used it though. Used slip gauges all the time for sizing up gaps for wear plates on press tools prior to the machines being updated to CNC and all faces being machined off datum faces allowing standard sized plates to be fitted.Anyhow, hands up anybody who remembers how to use sine bars and slip gauges ...
Anyhow, hands up anybody who remembers how to use sine bars and slip gauges ...
I've just bought a myford ml1,had a woodlathe before always fancied a metal lathe so it'll be a nice wee project over the winter nights .
Will eventually move onto the myford ml7 but this'll do for now .
Not the reason I started this thread ...mines better than your kinda thing. This is one of the reasons I don't come on here much anymore .I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with it!
At the risk of starting the metalworking equivalent of the Nikon / Canon argument - IMVHO the Myford 7 lathes are a bit over-rated... I think you can get more lathe for less money which take up only slightly more floor space. Look at Boxfords for instance. Granted, there seems to be more tooling available and more tooling related construction articles for the Myford. But the Boxford will probably be better equipped (ie power cross feed is much more common), is more rigid and therefore more suited to harder work. No gap in the bed though - just about the only downside as far as I can see...
You pays your money and you takes your choice!
Not the reason I started this thread ...mines better than your kinda thing. This is one of the reasons I don't come on here much anymore .
a wedge type quick change toolpost for a 6" clausing/fortis lathe .