The Myford Super 7 Lathe: An Introduction
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Published 2023-02-11
Even if you don't own a Myford lathe, if you are a machinist, hopefully there is plenty of interesting content that is transferable to any metalworking lathe.
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All Comments (21)
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The elite school of British Engineering, Hats Off
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What a wonderful video, I'm a big fan of myford and dore westbury, owning a humble ML7 and DW Mk1 mill, and adore these wonderful vintage hobby engineer machines, it's great to see your lovely machines in good use :) all the best, Ade
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I live in California, U.S. A. and I saw a Myford Super 7 at the Westec trade show in the early 1980s but never saw one again. Hardinge is the closest equal to Myford. They make a super precision lathe for around $35,000 that does a lot of what the Myford does. Thanks for showing us this very fine lathe.
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Had a Super 7 with a Quick Change gearbox in South Africa. Bought it in 1972. Sold it to a Modelmaker in 2014.
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I have both a Myford Super 7 (small bore) with quick change gearbox and a Dore Westbury Mark 2 milling machine. The perfect combination for a home workshop. 👏👏😀👍
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Nice video and well received. Being in the states we hear a lot about Myford lathes. I have never seen one demonstrated. Thank you.
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We have a Myford lathe in the Design Technology workshop at the school I work at doing Maintenance. The lathe is from the 70s according to it's serial number and I have no idea just how long it has been at the school. It was here before I arrived nearly 15 years ago, so just how long it has been at the school is anybody's guess! Dealing with schoolboy's accidents and abuse, the poor lathe has seen a hard life. Your lathe by contrast has seen plenty of TLC. Mark from Melbourne Australia
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I have an old super 7 without an extra gearbox and it doesn't have all the extras that your Myford has, but it is a fantastic machine. I bought it in 1983 and it can cut almost any wire pitch you need. You give a wonderful explanation of this fantastic English product! Too bad they are no longer made new.
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I'm into clockmaking and model engineering and I see Myford lathes being used a lot for both crafts. I love their tools and I hope to have one of my own some day! (I also know that these lathes are very expensive compared to other engineering lathes, but hopefully I can one day afford one!)
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Rare to see such a good specimen here in Australia, thanks for sharing.
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I only recently in the last few years purchased a second hand super seven and love learning new helpful hints and tips
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Nice lathe, always liked Myford. I weighed the choice 35 years as the price was comparable and went with the Austrian Maximat Super11. Can be lifted by two people, runs forward & reverse, greater swing not limited by length, longer bed, separate cross and travel drive from threading shaft, foot brake option, D1-4 quick change chuck head, 1.4" hole through spindle and induction hardened bed. The Maximat FB2 is a nicer mill than the Dore also.
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Thank you very much for this wonderful video. Today I bought a super 7 and start to exmine. The sensitive works part was vey delicious. Thank you for sharing my dear friend.
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Wow, what an piece of art!
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I think the only thing I don’t like about this channel is I’ve already watched all your videos multiple times!!! You have fantastic content and are extremely knowledgeable, I hope you continue to make more fantastic content and as a hobby watchmaker I hope it’s horological when able!!! Cheers
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I love my Myford! Great video, give us more please.
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excellent video. Beautifully paced.
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Another interesting informative video from the "Chronova stable" Graham.
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Enjoyed this very much. It's a beautiful machine.
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Beautiful machine
