Onoff
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Be a bit gutting when I paid <£200 for the lathe!
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Be a bit gutting when I paid <£200 for the lathe!
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If you paid less than £200 for a ML7 you could double or treble you money on ebay tomorrow, as above live with it, learn and have fun.
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If that's all you paid it's a bargain!
Have you tried adjusting the gibs?
Are you mistaking backlash on the hand wheel for wear on the lead screw?
Onoff
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If that's all you paid it's a bargain!
Have you tried adjusting the gibs?
Are you mistaking backlash on the hand wheel for wear on the lead screw?
If you paid less than £200 for a ML7 you could double or treble you money on ebay tomorrow, as above live with it, learn and have fun.
Mines a Grayson:
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Sorry, I replied as though you were the OP.
Still £200 for a usable lathe with counter shaft, three jaw chuck and at least some change wheels is good going even if you can't take advantage of the Myford premium.
My Drummond is perfectly usable but has quite a lot of ware in the bed at the headstock end, sure it would be nice to have it re ground but that is not going to happen, any major upgrade will be to something bigger but again I can not see that happening soon.
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I think this is number 12.
Variable speed. I had a gift card so it cost me a whopping 6 quid.
Variable speed. I had a gift card so it cost me a whopping 6 quid.
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I need to try a variable speed one. I use those de rusting mops and a normal speed grinder just wrecks them.
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That's exactly what i bought it for. I read from someone on here about them lasting much longer at lower speed but being just as effective.
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Does it have grunt still on the low end?
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I don't know to be honest. I'll give it a try later. I would imagine it's less but for rapid strip discs i guess it doesn't need as much grunt as a cutting or grinding disc.
Today I acquired a bargain set of 4 Dorvic machine moving skates with 2 turntables and a separate pair of B
ritish made skates. They are all the low height version and the Dorvic are rated at 15 Ton for the set which will more than handle what I need them for.
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Yesterday I acquired .....
A baty mag stand with a mercer dial gauge of FBMB , I don't know why I'm no engineer although the metal botherers on this forum are starting me thinking about a crappy old lathe.even though I've (at present )no where to put one or spare cash to purchase one !
A baty mag stand with a mercer dial gauge of FBMB , I don't know why I'm no engineer although the metal botherers on this forum are starting me thinking about a crappy old lathe.even though I've (at present )no where to put one or spare cash to purchase one !
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Onoff
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Presume you've a crimping tool for them?
I have this one:
6.0mm² - 25mm² Ratchet Crimp Tool
www.tlc-direct.co.uk
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I have the hydraulic set and the gadget for the stretchy boots, should keep the water out.
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Ooh what are the boots? I just use the heatshrink with glue in.
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Dan, both the boots and the expander are made by Hellerman .
