New member from belgium

[davp1971Participant @davp1971]

I am Danny from Belgium. A few months ago I finally bought my first lathe. A Myford Super 7. 1961. In good condition. Now I want to learn how to work with it. In the past I have restored several motorcycles and cars. I do all the maintenance on my fleet myself. The Myford has been on my wish list for a long time and the interest to learn is also there. I hope to find a lot of information here. Actually I should say, I have already found a lot of information here.
THX

[noel shelleyParticipant @noelshelley55608]

Welcome Danny, I also have a super 7. You will find plenty of help here. Something that took me 10 years to find is the spindle lock – It’s behind the gear cover on the headstock near the motor. you need to turn the spindle for it to lock in, then you can unscrew the chucks. NEVER use the back gear to lock the spindle, you will break teeth off ! Where in Belgium are you ? Happy Christmas, and Good luck. Noel.

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

Welcome Danny!
Lots of helpful folk on here.

My first lathe was a Myford ML7, after many years of wishing

Remember that the dimensions and threads on the lathe will be Imperial, not Metric!

If you do not have one, you will, find a Digital Calliper useful for measuring. Keep spare batteries in stock!

You will certainly find  a set of Zeus Charts useful (Still using my 1958 copy).

Buy some books, such as: Stan Bray “Basic Lathework”, or Harold Hall, “Lathework, A Complete Course”, or  L H Sparey “The Amateur’s Lathe”

You may find Ian Bradley’s “The Myford 7 Series Manual” and his “The Amateur’s Workshop” helpful.

A good reference book is Tubal Cain’s “Model Engineer’s Handbook” also.

You will, find that, now, you can do all sorts of work that you could, not do before.

Enjoy yourself, and undertake small jobs , to get familiar with the lath, before undertaking anything serious.

Good Luck!

Howard

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