Myford Super 7 gib screws

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by Ivy on 17/03/2022 12:37:40:

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I think the counter bores must be a later modification by a previous owner. Although I can't imagine why.

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Doesn't surprise me at all. After a hobby machine tool has been round the sun a good few times, it becomes ever more likely that it will have been improved, mended or bodged by a previous owner.

Not unlikely because chaps with workshops have the wherewithal and interest in modifiying their tools, not necessarily wisely! Could be this change was someone making use of shorter screws that happened to be available rather than pay or wait for the factory items, or did it to fit an accessory, or thought he knew better than Myford.

Possibly the lathe is a 'bitsa', assembled in whole or part from cannibalised machines: these vary from first-class good-as-new refurbishments to dreadful hack jobs, all paint and polish, where the rebuilder is more conman than mechanic. What's done to get machine tools back in working order may not be to the manufacturer's original standard. (Better or worse.)

I wouldn't worry if the lathe is otherwise in good condition and works OK. Odd screws are just part of it's history.

Dave

[IvyParticipant @ivy]

SillyOldDuffer,

The lathe came to me in a semi dismantled state and a few fasteners were lost, these gib screws are the only specialised screws missing, everything else is normal industry standard.

It came from a commercial workshop but is in otherwise very good order bar the paint. In fact at todays prices for Myford parts and accessories (that discussion is for another day) I did very well here.

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