Myford Super 7 Lathe

Hi James, best take a lot more care about H &S when it comes to lathes or any machines really. I agree some go over the top with it but I know a few people with missing fingers from when I did my fitter / turner apprenticeship and not all beginners either. Recently an experienced machinists friend of mine got caught up in a lathe (complacent?) and ended up with 6 fractures in his arm. Just take care and enjoy.
 
chrisk said:
Turn it off at the switch if you've got kids around!

I came home after a week away, to go into my shed to find the lathe running! What the?

:o :o :o :o # 2 daughter (4 at the itime) had hit the "nice green button" when getting her scooter out!

Needless to say, she got a very quick lesson about the big red button, and the lathe is now, and has been for years, on the same circiut as the radio, when the radio has power  ..... lathe, mill and drillpress are armed and ready to go. (I always leave the radio switched on and turn off at the wall)

TF, she wasn't dragged into it!  
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I have all the plug leads off petrol engined equipment as well for the same reason.
 
When you say future operations is that some admission by Myford that you will end up in A&E????  :D
 
Try to find a copy of "The Amateur's Lathe" by L.H. Sparey. Published by Nexus Special Interests Ltd.
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Dennis
 
Grant said:
When you say future operations is that some admission by Myford that you will end up in A&E????  :D
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I have an Ogri  cartoon T-shirt - " 0 to casualty in 2.6 seconds"  :LOL:
 
Youtube is a good source for information but when people who makes instruction movies don't use safety goggles, ear protection or use machines with removed essential safety equipment, stop watching because they are idiots.

Also stay off the beers when turning, milling etc.

Make sure the tool is centered or a tad below center depending on the task. DO NOT let thin rods stick out to long from the chuck, they can start to whip around in seconds.

Take it slow and easy!

David
 
You forgot:

i). Wearing a ring/watch.
ii). Long sleeves.
iii). Loose clothing.
iv). Using a file to do a chamfer (may go into orbit).
v). Waving your finger around spinning chuck.
vi). Having abrasive pads available to smooth metal (bad for the machine beds).

I'll crawl back into my hole now!
 
very envious longshanks, I would have snapped that up,
talk to son #2 David any time you like
he has been in Her&%r^d all this week, training Super  Able   Squaddies in the use of something that he has invented, prototyped ,productionised and set into use, it is now standard equipment,and I dont even know what it is!
CLEM
 
I always fancied a lathe, but after reading these posts, I have locked my doors and am peering through the curtains, just in case one tries to get in the house  :o
 
and a helmet

Apparently the book was originally called 'The Day Of The Myfords" but they decided moving trees was more believable than moving lathes. I do think though that there's room for a movie called "Attack Of The Killer Myfords", after all who ever heard of a killer tomato, how ridiculous....
 
Wow.

What a flood of postings  :)

Some very worthwhile avenues for further research, thank you Scott et al.

It is very nice to have confirmation that my business partner/friend Andy has bought well. It was advertised on Lathes.co.uk... I believe the purchase price was ?1300 which all things considered is a steal, Andy is very canny with his money (which is why he has adequate amounts of it).

Whilst having said that I have a lax attitude towards H&S I am a very firm believer in risk compensation. When the risks are genuine I take them seriously. I use a variety of machine tools, power tools, chainsaws etc. and have even been known to ride very ratty Laverdas... To date, I is touching wood just now, I have never suffered any serious injuries and have more scars from "Stanley Knives" than anything else, though I very quickly gave respect to my Bosch Planer, ouch, much claret.

I accept the mantra: Chuck Key... Remove Chuck Key... Chuck...

@ Keith: Can't speak for Andy but I'm not getting my hair cut. :)

Thank you all, I am really getting forward to playing. First task that I have thought of so far is Jota reaset bushes 'coz they is sloppy as a sloppy thing. Could I machine to put a needle roller in there???

James
 
veravista said:
#2 - get a spring loaded chuck key, a must for the inexperienced.
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I'm not a lathe expert by any means, but I've enough experience to develop a dislike of spring loaded chuck keys.

The tech college I used to attend (a long time ago) had a lathe with a spring-loaded chuck key. It was a pain in the arse. I reckon that key jumped out of the chuck and landed on the floor, or down the back of the lathe bed about 100 times. If it had been my lathe, I would have thrown that bloody spring into a far corner of the workshop. While it eliminated the risk of leaving the key in the chuck, it created other risks like partially disengaging when you didn't want it to, so it slips out when you try to tighten it and you bash your knuckles in the chuck guard.

I reckon it also had the potential to compromise student training. Students didn't need to develop the habit of thinking about the chuck key. Many of them would have gone on to use other lathes that were not so equipped and expected the chuck key to do the thinking for them.

If you believe you need to idiot-proof your lathe, an interlocked chuck guard might be a better option.

The simplest and best solution is to be vigilant with your safety procedures and develop good habits. The best thing about this solution is that it goes with you when you use other machines.

Cheers,
Cam


 
Dellortoman said:
I'm not a lathe expert by any means, but I've enough experience to develop a dislike of spring loaded chuck keys.

The tech college I used to attend (a long time ago) had a lathe with a spring-loaded chuck key. It was a pain in the arse. I reckon that key jumped out of the chuck and landed on the floor, or down the back of the lathe bed about 100 times. If it had been my lathe, I would have thrown that bloody spring into a far corner of the workshop. While it eliminated the risk of leaving the key in the chuck, it created other risks like partially disengaging when you didn't want it to, so it slips out when you try to tighten it and you bash your knuckles in the chuck guard.

I reckon it also had the potential to compromise student training. Students didn't need to develop the habit of thinking about the chuck key. Many of them would have gone on to use other lathes that were not so equipped and expected the chuck key to do the thinking for them.

If you believe you need to idiot-proof your lathe, an interlocked chuck guard might be a better option.

The simplest and best solution is to be vigilant with your safety procedures and develop good habits. The best thing about this solution is that it goes with you when you use other machines.

Cheers,
Cam
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This goes for life, and is wise words.

There are many elements of H&S that are just bollocks. I just loved the retort given by a colleague just recently to a 'safety officer at GMEX' (hiviz vests were mandatory for no good reason, no machinery movements, this was until 3pm when the 'clients' came into the hall and they were of course no longer necessary... didn't go with the suits?). Any way he didn't have a hiviz vest and responded to the safety officer with "Fuck off  you can't see me, I'm not here!"

J
 
On the other side of the coin I had no problem with paying a significant sum of money for a hand made pair on Meinfeld steel toe capped 'chainsaw' boots to replace my British Army Pro-Boots that disintegrated tail end of last year. It appears that 'steelies' are becoming "essential' now during the  build (and breakdown) in exhibition halls, worldwide.

Oh and I choose to use a full face Arai helmet, but just once in a while I would like to ride with the wind in my long, flowing locks without breaking the law. It's not much to ask, is it?

J
 
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