Sorry to Bug you all!

[Billy BirjukovParticipant @billybirjukov19418]

Ello' Ello'

Sorry to be bugging you all, but I have a 3 1/2 inch gauge tich, which needs a few bushes and bushes and odds and sods. Not to mention the numerous othe projects I have going on. Which means I need a lathe! I've been searching for a Super 7, as I'm sure everyone does! But there's a lovely tittle ML7 for sale on the classifieds… Any thoughts or opinions?

Thanks Bill

[Billy BirjukovParticipant @billybirjukov19418]

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Hello Bill,

I won't comment on the one in the classifieds as I haven't checked the ad.

ML7 is a cost effective route to a 'classic lathe'.

Personally although the s7 is a better lathe I don't think the difference in performance is as big as the difference in price often is.

Always worth looking for one that comes with a set of accessories as the essentials can cost more than the lathe if bought individually.

Also keep an eye on the classifieds in the magazines.

Neil

[Billy BirjukovParticipant @billybirjukov19418]

Thank you Neil,

I had suspicion that that may be the case, being a beginner to the world of machine tools, my budget isn't very forgiving. So unless I found a dirt cheap S7 then I think it was always going to be an ML7.

Thanks once I again for the advice, I shall peruse the classifieds until 'the one' pokes its head out a garage.

Many Thanks!

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

There seem to be a lot of threads about ML7 restoration here, the danger is you buy an ML7 and find you have to do a lot of work on it. Myfords have a cachet that means they attract a price premium. You might get a new Chinese lathe from Arc or Warco that would be just as good for what you want to do, unworn and a warranty behind it.

I speak as a Super 7 owner by the way, a nice lathe but not particularly special. Then of course there are Boxfords which are better than Myfords in many ways but don't attract the same premium.

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Myford also bought Raglan in the late ‘60s.

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