Ml7 paint job

[Chris MurphyParticipant @chrismurphy94983]

Hi all,

well after a week of buying the lathe and trying to adjust everything I could I finally got it to the side of the shed and gave a bit of a paint up and looks pretty good.

you can see athe bottom of the headstock cover I made a sort of clip to take it away form the pulleys more, as I still couldn’t solve that rubbing problem.

now I just need to have a go at some turning, I’ve got a set of Hss tools coming and some metal bar I ordered, so we will see how it goes.

what with the not too stable chest of drawers it’s on I don’t know how good the cutting will be, but I’ll have a go anyway.

cheers

chris m…..

[Chris MurphyParticipant @chrismurphy94983]

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

It doesn't appear to be bolted down. I'd be wary of switching it on like that

Roy

[Dennis RParticipant @dennisr]

Normally the belt cover spring clip goes inside the headstock to stop any rattles.

Dennis

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

Smart paintwork!

I'd strongly advise you use a proper bench – it needn't necessarily be a Myford cabinet good, though that would be – and fit the lathe as it should be, to that. Preferably with a chip-tray, too. Not try to use a heavy, high-grade machine-tool standing loose on what looks like furniture designed for a bedroom. That as you have in those pictures is potentially bad for the lathe, inimical to accurate work, and very hazardous for you.

This rubbing problem…. I thought we'd sorted it between us all! Though I think consensus was really that you need someone actually visit and go over the lathe with you.

You should not have had to make a clip, unless the one fitted originally was missing. The cover stands directly on the head-stock wall, with a simple spring-clip that goes inside the head-stock. Though it doesn't seem to clip positively into anything. Not on mine, at any rate!

[Matthew BrownParticipant @matthewbrown99518]

What paint did you use?

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