I have used a vertical slide and a Rodney attachment on my Myford, both methods spurred me to get a milling machine. The Myford cross slide is rather light for milling but it has been used by many people and done good work. The vertical slide must have been one of the most common Myford accessories and can be used to hold an auxiliary spindle to mill a job without taking it from the chuck. I much prefer the milling machine now I have one.

Mike

Like Mike Poole, my experience of a vertical slide, and a Rodney milling attachment, caused me to buy a mill.

IMO, the ML7 is not rigid enough to be used for milling.

Howard

Done a bit of milling on my ML7 and my old Drummond M-type. I only ever hold my end mill cutters in the standard three jaw lathe chuck. Never had a problem with that.

There is a fair bit of dancing around of the carriage and cross slide and vertical slide though. Locking all slides that are not required to move helps.

If I had a proper milling machine I would use that.

+1 for milling with the ML7. It was all I had available over 30 years ago. Had no issues at all with finish or accuracy on an old tired 1949 model. Mainly using gunmetal and cast iron though.

Then again, I was still green and self-teaching at the time, so cautious with the speeds, feeds and d.o.c .

If large area work in steel, I imagine it would struggle.

Still use it to mill, even though I have an old light duty Mill (wm16). I toggle between the two.