My pictures

First lathe project

Boring a hole into the tool holder

Boring again...

Boring again (long process)

Milling tool bit gap

Parts after boring and milling

Parts put togther

Tool post in use

Tool post in use again

Adjustable saddle stop

Wiring details for forward and reverse

Fly cutting a angle plate

Finished angle plate

This is a old saddle I bought on e-bay. I only wanted the top slide so I Cut up the saddle to make a vertical slide

Cutting the saddle up with a slitting saw

Saddle in pieces

cutting the slide

Slide in two halfs

Cutting a piece of angle iron

Angle iron cut in two

Fly cutting the angle iron

Angle iron after fly cutting

Cutting new thread on slide

Finished Top slide works a treat and cost me nothing!

4 inch bar of aluminum,parting off taken to extremes,Turning down to about an inch then finishing with a hacksaw. If you try to part off to a smaller diameter you risk braking you tool bit As the material is very heavy.

Myford suggest Nuto H32 oil for the main bearings. Nuto H32 is a hydraulic oil, its quite expensive buying it by the litre, Buying from a Heavy goods spare dept or a fork lift or farming dept will cost you a lot less abut £7 for 5 litres and £30 for 25.

Nuto H32 Equivalent oils form others

Myford ML7 Lathe

My Workshop

My Workshop pic 2

Cutting a keyway on the flywheel

Key way cut

Cutting the sides of a cylinder head for a Stuart No 4 Steam Engine using my new rotary table, If you notice I’ve used my No2 Morse revolving centre to centre the head as it was the exact size