Restoring a Myford Super 7 Lathe (Part I)
A little bit of a departure from the usual electronics stuff. My Dad and I bought an old Myford Super 7 Lathe (Serial number SK68133) at an auction, we paid R1000 for it, quite a bargain actually.
We got the partially disasembled bed, a box full of the slides and parts, a nice sturdy stand/cabinet, a 3 Jaw self centering chuck and a 4 Jaw adjustable chuck. There was also an assortment of cutting bits and odds and ends. As you can see below the lathe was in bit of a bad shape, I believe it’s been sitting covered, but outside for over 10 years. Not sure about it’s history before that.
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