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  1. #1
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    Default New Record for most expensive used Myford

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    Myford Lathe Super7 Longbed with loads of accessories,
    https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/guan...nt=app_android

    Price: $9,500

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    Is it really that expensive though?

    I think we are that looking at it through the eyes of rich people, which believe it or not we all in Australia are on the world stage.

    What I mean is we have been overwhelmed by lathes made in countries by people paid a pittance of our wages so while those lathes might be quite expensive to the people who make them, to us they are cheap as to be nearly throw away items.

    Or to put it another way a Hercus in Australia in 1954 was said to cost ten weeks wages.

    Ten weeks wages in Australia in 2019 is say around $15 000.

    Who here would say a $15 000 small lathe is expensive, yet decades ago it was the going rate you had to pay for a decent small lathe.
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    At first look it seems expensive for a small lathe but I bet it will last longer than most of the lathes from H&F, plus it's got heaps of desirable accessories.

    If I was upgrading my Hercus and had that sort of money laying around and it was closer to me (and all the planets, moons etc all aligned) I'd definitely be looking at it. And it's metric.

    Ben.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bwal74 View Post
    At first look it seems expensive for a small lathe but I bet it will last longer than most of the lathes from H&F, plus it's got heaps of desirable accessories.

    If I was upgrading my Hercus and had that sort of money laying around and it was closer to me (and all the planets, moons etc all aligned) I'd definitely be looking at it. And it's metric.

    Ben.
    God knows I don't think much of Hercus lathes, but except for much better build quality, a Myford is NOT an upgrade from a Hercus. 5/8" spindle bore and a flat bed come on......

    PDW

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    It's got a bunch of nice Komet tooling. But when it comes to myford stuff all the tooling is very single purpose (too small a shank for any other machines really) and there are better small lathes around. I bought a schaublin 102n-vm recently for a good deal less than that. (Admittedly it's not as fresh looking)

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    I own a long bed Super 7 and for -MY- work purposes it actually fulfils my purposes quite well. I needed a -relatively- long bed, high speeds, good accuracy and decent surface finishes.

    I'm mainly turning brass, grenadilla wood and delrin on this machine. The main paying job I do on it is mounting woodwind instrument joints (650mm long) and replacing snapped tenons. You can't jam these through a large spindle bore, either. Their accuracy is fairly good, but generally falls due to lack of rigidity. But for turning wood, plastic and brass, there's really no deflection so for this job it is very accurate. I've also got a Hardinge HLV-H and a Chipmaster lathe but neither give me the between centres distance. I'm on the look out for a 1 - 1.5M b/c lathe to go up in capacity but haven't found anything I like yet.

    The Super 7 I've got is probably in better condition than the one listed (apart from the cabinet). It did less than 50 hours before it was put in storage. I paid $1,500.00 for it about two years ago and got lots of tooling with it. If I could get 9.5K for it I would probably sell it, but otherwise I do actually like it (sorry Myford bashers). Attached is a photo of the lathe and the bed condition right next to the headstock.

    Seller has his a bit high in price. Sure, they're a lot more capable machines on the market but Myford lathes do have a lot of support particularly for a newcomer. By the time a newbie learns how to use it and quickly realises its limitations for general purpose work they could stick it back on the market for a similar crazy price, and probably find a buyer, and then find something more appropriate for the work they want to do. They don't really drop value.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PDW View Post
    God knows I don't think much of Hercus lathes, but except for much better build quality, a Myford is NOT an upgrade from a Hercus. 5/8" spindle bore and a flat bed come on......

    PDW

    For the home machinist/hobbyist they are great. Light enough to move around and rigid enough for a 4" cast flywheel. And when your turning something with either of those brands you feel like an old school machinist.

    Ben.

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    That's a lot of money for a Myford. Nice lathe though.

    A ⅝ spindle bore would be a PITA. Heck, the 27mm spindle bore on my 260 can be a PITA sometimes. But you learn to make do. It teaches you to be a bit creative about your workholding.

    I see some magnificent work being done on Myfords. Lots of people on this forum making impressive projects: https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com

    And let's face it- most new cars would depreciate by more than that in two years. Yet that doesn't stop many people buying a new car every few years.

    I hope someone buys it and gets years of enjoyment doing nice work with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bwal74 View Post
    For the home machinist/hobbyist they are great. Light enough to move around and rigid enough for a 4" cast flywheel. And when your turning something with either of those brands you feel like an old school machinist.

    Ben.
    My Chipmaster was made in 1964. My Monarch was made in 1942. One of my planers was made in 1924.

    I don't want to feel like an old school machinist, I just want to get through my project list with the minimum of fuss and without fighting with my tooling. For some people the machines are the hobby, I get that, but in my case the machines are there purely to support my hobbies. You could buy a lot more capable lathe for less money.

    I'd have all CNC machinery if I could afford it.

    PDW

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