Zeroed Cross Slide

[Alan Worland 1Participant @alanworland1]

This was prompted by the other thread on lathe dials!

I would like to fit a new dial to my ML7 cross slide so that a setting could be ‘zeroed’ I know a proper Myford dial could be fitted but me being tight has resulted in it not happening!

The dial appears of a very simple design that is crying out for modification into a ‘friction’ type assembly.

Has anyone carried out such a modification?

 

Alan

[Alan Worland 1Participant @alanworland1]

[steamdaveParticipant @steamdave]

There are several designs, the earliest that I know of was by GHT in the mid 1970s. Issues 3572 (Nov 1977), 3573, 3574, 3575, 3576. These articles cover micrometer dials for the whole Series 7 lathes.

Dave

The Emerald Isle

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

Alan, as you are feeling tight, send me a PM with your email adress and I will send a drawing to modify the original ML7 dial to a zeroing one!

 

K

[Alan Worland 1Participant @alanworland1]

Thanks for the info Dave. I knew someone would come up with the goods!

 

KWIL – PM sent

 

Alan

[Colin HarwoodParticipant @balljoint]

Hi Alan

 

I made myself a set of zeroing dials for my ML7 and my vertical slide.

I am no expert, but I found it quite easy to come up with a design and to make them myself. the only testing part is marking the graduation around the side, but with a little bit of enginuity I managed this using a 100 tooth changewheel and a homemade locating spigot attached to the lathe.

 

There is a photo in my album, and if you would like any more details pm me and I will try to help you out

 

Regards

 

Colin

[Alan Worland 1Participant @alanworland1]

Colin, thats a nice dial you have made there, food for thought!

 

Alan

[William(Bill) PooleParticipant @williambillpoole97014]

Hi Alan,

I posted a thread on the 17/05 /11 showing a zeroable dial for the ML7 which I designed & made some 8 to 10 years ago. I can only say that this was a nice project embracing all the lathe principles with a milling operation as well. Should you be interasted, can forward machining drawings.

 

Regards Bill.

[NobbyParticipant @nobby]

Hi Guys

This adjustable dial I made for my S7 Mk & bracket etc .

Regards Nobby

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

Alan,

 

Your PM omitted email address so drawing is not yet sent.

 

K

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