DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW ME ON MY FACEBOOK ENGINEERING PAGE. facebook.com/steve.jordan.3766952

@darrenmassey9895

9 ай бұрын

Does anyone know the size of the two screws that Steve removed do replace the nut I just picked up a ml7 and the two screws were missing also the two hex cap screws I found out they are a British thread

Peter Roach is a great contributor to the Myford user community. Nice video Steve!

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, Thanks. Yes, I have learned a few things already from him. It's an excellent Facebook group.

Wow that's an easy fix. Every time I watch your videos I always learn something new! Great video Steve! Thanks for your time!

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hi Bill. Thanks for watching. Regards Steve

Thanks for the tip Steve I'll have to get one of these. Cheers Nobby

They're such a good design the Myfords.

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they were built so that they were easy to maintain. Also, the parts are standard sizes, like the countershaft. I needed a new one a while back and bought the bar, which was already the correct diameter. It was easy just to mill a couple of flats on it, ready for use.

Great video, thanks Steve. I will go and check my machine!

I have run a good number of lathes over my career and it always amazes me at how sloppy the cross feeds become. Replacing these are rather simple and improve the quality of the face cuts. Most of the larger lathes have a suspended brass bushing in the middle of the cross feed slide which has an Allen screw you can adjust the tension; this eases the wear on the outer bushings and stabilizes the ‘play’ we often notice. Steve!?? 😵😵😲🫣 …, I can’t believe you referred to the Allen screws twice in the same sentence and also called them bolts. 😲😂 LOL. Being in the fastener industry, it’s funny because I catch so many people on this and love to share the wisdom. 😉 A “screw” goes into a a threaded hole. A “bolt” has a fastener on the end in which to assemble two or more pieces. A “long screw” refers to the threads on a screw/bolt which is threaded up to the head (no shoulder). It doesn’t matter the length of the screw/bolt; it can be ANY length. A “short screw” refers to the threads as well but also has a straight shoulder under the head which is not threaded. Just some useless potpourri to share with you. Absolutely love your videos and engineering wisdom. 😃😃 It’s so refreshing to see an engineer who can actually apply his knowledge to the actual machining processes.

@graemewhite5029

Жыл бұрын

People who refer to "feather keys" as "Woodruff keys" gets me shouting at the screen too !

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hi Tom, Thanks. The trouble is I have used the wrong terminology for years, so it's too late to correct now. It's difficult enough now to get everything right on my videos, so I will just carry on the same. People will just have to put up with it. 😃

Good job. Congratulations.

Yep, Peter sent me 2 as I had to replace the cross slide and the compound slide nuts, and they are the same on my 1951 ML7

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hi John. Yes I have only just realised that the nuts are the same. I was really pleased as I found a couple of spare compound slide screws with nuts on, in amongst my spares, and one nut has no noticeable wear!

Hi Steve. Excellent tip. I will take a look at my own Super 7 cross slide nut this afternoon. I suspect Peter will be inundated with orders today 😂

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew,Thanks. I was thinking the same. He may have to get a CNC machine. 😃

@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian

Жыл бұрын

@@SteveJordan 😂🤣

i did replace the imperial to metric ones maks it easier here in Switzerland

Thanks Steve. I love your videos. I am an absolute novice and about to set up an ML7. Just wondering whether there is a better way to lubricate the cross slide screw and nut which, as designed, seems to require a dismantling of that mechanism?

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hi James, I've found that once they are oiled up, they don't need doing again for some time. Especially if you use molybdenum disulfide. You can also oil them through the top of the cross slide if you take the compound slide off. I haven't lubricated mine for about a year or more before this video.

@jameswyatt631

Жыл бұрын

@@SteveJordan Thanks Steve. Appreciate the very practical advice.

Steve , can you give us a link as to where to find these. I don't use Facebook.

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

If you contact Peter Roach by email here, you can purchase one from him. lathelock2022@gmail.com

Is your cross slide adjusted a bit on the tight side? At 1:47 it seems very stiff to push which will cause extra load on the nut and premature wear?

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it was a bit. I locked the slide on the gib for a job and hadn't backed the screw off enough afterwards. Regards Steve

That's a lot easier to replace than the cross slide nut on a Logan 10".

Hi Steve I just wached your video on the cross slide nut ,wich was very good by the way,but I could not find the link to get one?please could you send.

@SteveJordan

Жыл бұрын

Hi Stuart, If you send an email to Peter Roach, you can buy one from him. Just say you saw my video. His email is: lathelock2022@gmail.com

@stuartclelland2000

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve thanks for the quick reply, could you send email address pleease

@stuartclelland2000

Жыл бұрын

Sorry didn't see last bit of email 😢

👍