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BulgingCap · 30th Oct 2020, 9:35 am

I'll give a 'thumbs up' for 'The Amateur's Lathe' by Sparey (MAP publications) I can't remember where mine came from. MAP also did a range of manuals for Myfords.
Tony at lathes.co.uk is a mine of info, and nice to deal with in person.
If looking at Myfords I would beware of the ML10 as it was a 'bottom of the range' model. The swing is less than the ML7 etc, and the cross-slide cannot accept any form of indexing toolpost because of the dimension from the centre. That shortcoming drives me nuts each time I use mine - I like to have the cutting tool and a parting off tool instantly set up.
BC

30th Oct 2020, 9:35 am	#20
BulgingCap Pentode Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: South Coast, Western Australia. Posts: 129	Re: Modeller's lathe? I'll give a 'thumbs up' for 'The Amateur's Lathe' by Sparey (MAP publications) I can't remember where mine came from. MAP also did a range of manuals for Myfords. Tony at lathes.co.uk is a mine of info, and nice to deal with in person. If looking at Myfords I would beware of the ML10 as it was a 'bottom of the range' model. The swing is less than the ML7 etc, and the cross-slide cannot accept any form of indexing toolpost because of the dimension from the centre. That shortcoming drives me nuts each time I use mine - I like to have the cutting tool and a parting off tool instantly set up. BC