Myford Super 7 Vancouver -Ain’t Gonna Be Cheap

[whydontu]

I don’t think anyone is getting this for song, but it looks fabulous

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[DavidR8]

I bet that goes for no less than $4000

 

[trevj]

I bet that goes for no less than $4000

I'd figure that fair enough, given the apparent condition.

Really need to see what else is with it, to see if it's worth following up on, or simply getting into my car and starting a road trip! The plastic bucket on the chip tray has the Dickson tool post in it!

If it's not obvious, yeah, a bit of a fanboy! Replacing my somewhat sketchy condition S-7 with a Long-Bed, would be worth some effort too!

Ooof! Just noticed he marked it down from $12K+ to $8500!

Maybe I'll just watch for a while!

 

[Tecnico]

And it doesn’t even have a powered cross slide!

Not bolted to the stand either.

D

 

[trevj]

And it doesn’t even have a powered cross slide!

Not bolted to the stand either.

D

To be honest, looking at the apparent dust on the machine, I suspect the nuts are in the same can as the tool post is, and that the lathe has not ever been used in anger, in it's current location, but was moved there after the owner passed.

Seller could have done a lot worse, than to have pulled those boxes out of the way, and taken one picture of the stuff stacked up on the shelves of the cabinet!

 

[Susquatch]

Seller could have done a lot worse, than to have pulled those boxes out of the way, and taken one picture of the stuff stacked up on the shelves of the cabinet!

So when are you hitting the road?

 

[DavidR8]

Ooof! Just noticed he marked it down from $12K+ to $8500!

Maybe I'll just watch for a while!

The $12,345 price is what sellers do when they want offers.

 

[trevj]

So when are you hitting the road?

When I see the remainder of the kit photographed, and the price reflects somewhat better, the actual value of that particular outfit. Or near enough.

FWIW, I sold a New, old stock, Emco Super 11, VERY well tooled up, DRO, 3/4 jaw chucks, Royal collet closer, a pile of 5C collets, and a bunch of other factory goodies, for a bit less than the $8.5K ask on the Myford, just a couple years back.

 

[Tecnico]

To be honest, looking at the apparent dust on the machine, I suspect the nuts are in the same can as the tool post is, and that the lathe has not ever been used in anger, in it's current location, but was moved there after the owner passed.

Judging by the straw colour of the dust, and where it is on the chuck jaw and base it almost looks like someone was turning wood on that machine.

Oh, that looks like a SetTru chuck too.

D

 

[trevj]

Judging by the straw colour of the dust, and where it is on the chuck jaw and base it almost looks like someone was turning wood on that machine.

Oh, that looks like a SetTru chuck too.

D

I would not be surprised if the current keeper has some woodworking gear around to credit the sawdust to.

Yep. Pratt Burnerd Grip-Tru. Pratt Burnerd chucks are hells for awesome chucks, but they eventually became so expensive, Myford started to flinch at the cost, and went to other suppliers!

 

[Tecnico]

I would not be surprised if the current keeper has some woodworking gear around to credit the sawdust to.

Yep. Pratt Burnerd Grip-Tru. Pratt Burnerd chucks are hells for awesome chucks, but they eventually became so expensive, Myford started to flinch at the cost, and went to other suppliers!

I was fortunate that all 4 chucks that came with my S7 (3 , 4 jaw, Set-Tru and magnetic) are PB, nice gear.

The prominent layer of sawdust on the leading face of the jaw and in proximity of the chuck point me to thinking that a bit of wood turning was happening.

D

 

[Susquatch]

I turn wood and plastic on my metal lathe somewhat routinely. I just cover the bed and cross-slide with shop rags and blow the dust off the chuck and other surfaces when I am done.

I see no harm done in doing so and I don't consider a little saw dust to be a negative on this lathe.

 

[trevj]

I turn wood and plastic on my metal lathe somewhat routinely. I just cover the bed and cross-slide with shop rags and blow the dust off the chuck and other surfaces when I am done.

I see no harm done in doing so and I don't consider a little saw dust to be a negative on this lathe.

Some of the decorative hardwoods benefit a great deal from the use of a metal lathe. Saw a metal lathe on a bench in a Bagpipe maker's (is that a crime against humanity?) shop, in Edinburgh Scotland (appropriately far away, for a bagpipe maker's shop!)

About the only downside I can see is if the sawdust gets left in a crust over the machine, which that one pictured, needs a bushel basket or so more, to qualify as. At that point, the sawdust can absorb oil, and absorb and hold moisture, though mostly, the prior.