Did you replace it because the old bed is beyond being reground? If there is enough meat for a regrind then it may have some value to someone. Maybe a super long bed could be rigged for making cues or the like.

Mike

If the S7 has the bed type with a flat bed not inverted v then each shear can make a nice camelback transfer reference flat.

My first scraping project was a S7 bed. The simple shape makes for a great first project.

Scrapers are easy to make. Buy a sandvik tip and make the rest. Get a 1500-2000 grit flat lap disc off ebay (or get a set of three different grits for about 12 quid) and fix it to your chuck face with double sided tape. Turn lathe at 300-400 rpm and use it to sharpen to 5 degrees negative.

The point being it is a nice bit of cast iron which when cut down to say 2ft long could be reground and scraped with a lot less trouble than a proper bed regrind.

I'm sorry yes it is the wrong link. I will remedy that right away, though I can't edit the previous post so I'll put it here.

EDIT: here is the link I meant to post.

Buy the steel to make the shank from here

Edited By Pete Rimmer on 04/08/2019 10:46:21