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12 June 2020 at 14:29 #40841
Damien White
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12 June 2020 at 14:29 #479326
Damien White
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Hi there. New to this site and like tinkering with anything engineering wise. in light of recent events iam looking for a nice little super 7 to get the brain working and occupy my new found free time(thanks covid). I’ll be trolling through the classifieds for a nice super 7 with a norton box. I must say I will pay good money for a nice lathe but not interested in entertaining overpriced eBay robbing chancers.

happy friday

irish damo
12 June 2020 at 16:14 #479350
old mart
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Hi, Damien, you must be optimistic, trying to get a Myford where you live. There can't be many on offer there. Due to the popularity and abundance of spares in the UK, Myfords always sell for premium prices here. There is a top of the range Super 7 model in new condition going for £7500 at the moment, nice, but it won't do anything that an Atlas in similar condition would be capable of.
12 June 2020 at 16:35 #479358
Damien White
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Rare to find one here alright. It’s no drama to pallet one over from Uk. This will be my only option.
12 June 2020 at 17:01 #479366
Brian H
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Hello Damien and welcome. Possibly easier to obtain for you would be a Southbend. A little larger capacity than a Myford but that always comes in handy.

If you really want to stick with a Myford, here are just a couple of sites, as well as this one of course;

http://www.lathes.co.uk

**LINK**

Brian (in the middle of England)

Edited By Brian H on 12/06/2020 17:02:00
12 June 2020 at 17:15 #479370
Enough!
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You don't say where you are "across the pond" Damien … Canada?, USA? S. America?

In Canada, used Myfords, while perhaps not plentiful, are often to be had. If you are in an urban centre it helps. Try Kijiji or Craigslist.

Don't know about US … I suspect it's more difficult there but you could try Craigslist.

You could also put a want-ad in Craiglist/Kijiji.
12 June 2020 at 17:20 #479372
Damien White
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thanks for reply’s peeps and especially your links Brian.

Bander snatch I would of thought putting in irishdamo May have given the game away. 👍
12 June 2020 at 17:26 #479374
larry phelan 1
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No , it did not, some people are a bit slow on a Friday.

I wish you luck, you,ll need it !
12 June 2020 at 18:18 #479382
Enough!
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@enough
Sorry Damien … never heard the Irish Sea described as "the pond" before. It's always been reserved for the Atlantic in my experience. You learn something new …..
12 June 2020 at 19:18 #479390
Gerard O’Toole
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13 June 2020 at 09:32 #479525
larry phelan 1
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Dont think you will see much on Done Deal.

There is a place in Longford called Kenquip, I think, might be worth a look.
13 June 2020 at 09:42 #479531
Gerard O’Toole
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Sorry Damian

, my link was to a Myford 7 with screw cutting gearbox advertised on Donedeal. But it seems the lathe is sold, or at least no longer on the site, so the link went to the generic site.

I have attempted to purchase 5 or 6 small lathes from Donedeal and from other sites in the past year and in each case the lathe was sold before i could get there, usually within 24 hrs. In the end i gave up and bought Chinese, which i am happy with.

Good luck with the searching
13 June 2020 at 10:09 #479544
Mike E.
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I noticed currently there are a couple of Myford super 7 lathes on offer at the quillstar.co.uk site, if this helps ?
13 June 2020 at 14:11 #479607
Neil Wyatt
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Hello Damien,

Welcome to the forum,

Which pond? Irish Sea or the Atlantic?

Neil
13 June 2020 at 14:53 #479621
SillyOldDuffer
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No experience of this chap, but he specialises in Myfords and according to his website has a couple of 7B + Norton's at the moment, one about £1385, 'Bed does have some wear'. Chances are price is the lathe only – no accessories or tooling thrown in – because he's a dealer.

Dave
13 June 2020 at 17:14 #479638
JohnF
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Damien — see your messages — small black icon Inbox on the red bar John
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