Myford used to hold the records for their machines, and were able to tell me when mine was made, the original spec, who  inspected it and who supplied it.

I would assume that the new Myford company took over these records, you could try contacting them via the advert on the right of this page.

Hope this helps.

Edited By V8Eng on 13/09/2012 14:25:23

Hi

Going from a list I downloaded from the "Original" Myford company site before it was closed, the nearest numbers listed are – 81275 = 1967. 82989 = 1968. 85000 = 1969 approx. 90125 = 1969.

You say that your number is stamped on the rear of the bed – normally they are numbered on the front of the bed on the headstock end, but I do know that some (mine included) were stamped on the rear at the tailstock end.

I contacted Myford before their demise and they could not offer any reason why the numbers were on the back other than "human error"

Hope this helps

MikeB

Much more confusion – If the colour was changed from grey to green on/about SK142981, then Kenneth Deighton has a product that is before this date – His number is SK83292 which may indicate that it is a "Repaint" which could have been part of a factory rebuild.

My own Lathe is a Super7 – Grey – Date of supply (to the original owners) Sept 1971. Number SK 99535 stamped on the rear at the tailstock end.

As KD's Lathe is prior to my numbers then one could be confident in saying that it his lathe should/would have been produced in 1968/69 and as it is before Myford changed the colours should be Grey (Unless a repaint!!)

Can any one else (possably ex Myford) give more info.

I removed this as it was purely a repeat of my previous post on this thread, except for a Myford link.

http://www.myford.co.uk

Edited By V8Eng on 07/10/2013 19:17:29

I think these days if we say "I contacted Myford" we need to qualify this with which Myford we mean, the original company at Beeston, or the new owners of the name, RDG.

Myford(Beeston) should have known that the serial numbers were on the rear at the tailstock end for years, and were changed to the front, headstock end later, and a number on the rear is not a mistake. It was common knowledge. The handbook supplied with the lathe indicated by a little drawing that the number was at the rear under the tailstock, so it could be quoted when ordering spares.  There is an image in my album, but I still can't load it into the posting due to technical fault.

I have two S7Bs at present, a Mk1 no SK 1831, which left the factory on 10 May 1954 (when I was eleven, and it's wearing better than me), and a Mk2 no SK 78287 which left the factory on 19 December 1966, no doubt as somebody's Christmas present, which ties in with HomeUse dates above

Those dates were verified by the staff at Myford(Beeston)

Any help?

Geoff – are you sure your number starts with a 5, and not a badly stamped 8? I find them difficult to read upside down and leaning over the tailstock!

Phil

Edited By Robbo on 07/10/2013 21:04:34

you could just go here

http://tinyurl.com/mvrw44w

Geoffrey

My advice to you is to purchase link belts for your Super 7. – I bought mine ( just the motor – countershaft belt so far as the countershaft to mandrel belt is OK) from HERE but they are available from lots of places. It transformed the running of my S7. It used to vibrate frighteningly at he higher speeds – now it is quiet and super smooth throughout the range. What's more, when the time comes to replace the other belt there is no need to dismantle the headstock.

Norman

I was always told that the link type belts awear the pulley more due to the metal content of the belt is this true or not as they are as alresdy discussed a lot easier to fit than a standard v beltGeoffre