Myford lathe

[Doug]

Saw this little beauty at work today,

Loved the little oil pots

Made me feel like moving to metal

 

[Woody]

That is a beauty Doug I have been toying with the idea getting another small metal lathe

 

[Grump]

That is a little darling init?
Love it.

 

[yorkshireman]

British engineering at its best

 

[silver]

Hang on, I need to mop up my saliva from drooling.. Got one just like that, only mine has been used..

Oh, and it's a different colour..

 

[Grump]

I seem to remember they could be dated by the colour but unsure of what the colours were for these.
Originally cream then blue followed by green and finally grey / silver.
Or something of that kin.

 

[silver]

TBH, I thought the oldest was the grey / silver. I thought the first prototype ml7 was this colour..

 

[Doug]

TBH, I thought the oldest was the grey / silver. I thought the first prototype ml7 was this colour..

I'll try & remember to ask about how old it is tomorrow, the chap who owns it is getting on for retirement age & it came to him passed down from an uncle I believe, so I imagine it is fairly old

 

[edlea]

I can see why people get excited when the name Myford is mentioned ..looks lovely.

 

[silver]

There will be a serial number on the back, behind the tail stock end of the base plate, (bed plate ) once you get that you stand a chance of finding out when it was made..

 

[Neil]

Here's the serial numbers for the ML7 (which it is isn't it?)

MYFORD ML7
1001 = 1946
1090 = 1946
2045 = 1947
2510 = 1947
3112 = 1948
3520 = 1948
5105 = 1948
5608 = 1949
6849 = 1949
7005 = 1949
8992 = 1949
10550 = 1950
12762 = 1950
14067 = 1950
16879 = 1951
16903 = 1951
18447 = 1951
19900 = 1951
20600 = 1952
21894 = 1952
26323 = 1953
28906 = 1953
30989 = 1954
31592 = 1954
32045 = 1954
33200 = 1955
33607 = 1955
34103 = 1955
35670 = 1956
36002 = 1956
36167 = 1956
38115 = 1957
39100 = 1957
41393 = 1958
42203 = 1959
42820 = 1959
44781 = 1960
45012 = 1960
46203 = 1960
48165 = 1961
49002 = 1961
51232 =1962
51675 = post 1962
54013 = 1962
60200 = 1963
64987 = 1964
71006 = 1965
75138 = approx 1966
75154 = approx 1966
81275 = 1967
82989 = 1968
85000 = 1968 approx
90125 = 1969
96783 = 1970
98501 = 1970 approx
104879 = 1972
110045 = approx 1972 no factory data on that machine
114516 = Super 7 1973
115603 = 1971
118706 = 1974
121348 = 1974
130116 = 1974
132453 = 1977
133713 = 1977
135151 = April 1977 really ?
136278 = not found
138100 = 1978
140,848 = January 31st 1979 = last machine

This info was on lathes.co.uk

 

[Penpal]

Following with interest, some of the finest home produced work I have seen came from a mate who used an ML7 access from his house was down a tight spiral staircase or his garage. Where he worked for many years he had use of a huge metal workshop and he made his own and many more gear boxes cutting the gears etc before work, lunch time and after work. He made precision his aim in life.

Peter.

 

[Grump]

TBH, I thought the oldest was the grey / silver. I thought the first prototype ml7 was this colour..

You could well be correct Eamonn, I remember the colours but not the sequence or dates.
There was a time when I could quote model types dates and what shade of whose paint etc but I have slept since then.

 

[Jim]

If only they made quality like this today at yesteryears price ..

 

[Doug]

If only they made quality like this today at yesteryears price ..

You don't want much do ya mate :wink:

 

[Jimjam66]

Made me feel like moving to metal

Why not both, Doug? I have a SIEG Super Mini (nowhere near as beautifully crafted as a Myford, but does the job nonetheless) and I use both my lathes to produce kitless pens.

 

[rowdyyates115]

What a beaut....