![]() ![]() I did check and tune the play in all the gibs and bearings. 05 per pass would still lead to highly audible complaints from the machine. And while it did better on aluminium brass and cast iron anything up around. And even that amount needed care and patience with a light chip being all it would manage. But what I learned quickly was that there was no such thing as a "rough cut" since the lathe was not rigid enough to accept anything more than about. Perhaps the cabinet was part of the problem. ![]() The lathe in my case being perched on the Myford lower cabinet. The big issue for me on the ML7 was the lack of rigidity that led to loud and nasty chatter when cutting steel items. ![]() I realized this fairly early on and started looking around and found my Taiwan made 12x36 and happily did the upgrade. The later Super Seven dealt with some of the issues and there is something to be said for those but the ML7 never really did it for me. But I'd agree 110% with the others that say that a 9" South Bend is easily three times the lathe that an ML7 is. They are a wondrous thing to look at and fondle. After that I dabbled on various school lathes and had access now and then to a Logan at work. Prior to that I'd started out with my Father's large old South Bend. ![]() An ML7 was my first lathe for my own home shop. ![]()
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