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Posted by Kevin(Bluey) on July 2, 2008, 8:04 pm
Please log in for more thread options Duracell Bunny wrote:
Duracell Bunny wrote:
> Kevin(Bluey) wrote:
>> brian@brian-james.demon.co.uk wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Kevin (Bluey)
>>>
>>> I am not surprised that you got surprised, there have been several
>>> red herrings raised
>>> in the replies.
>>>
>>> The vertical slides came with the fixed "Mazak" (sh*it metal) dials
>>> which are essentially
>>> a 1/4 BSF nut with
>>> a dial integral with it. This has been replaced by a steel
>>> equivalent, but more
>>> importantly a Re-Settable Micrometer
>>> Dial Myford N0. 20/252 is now offered as a slightly more expensive
>>> alternative. The Myford
>>> WEB site quotes:
>>> Steel Dial GBPDs 15.09 and Resettable Dial GBPDs 22.88.
>>>
>>> These dials were also use on the ML7 & ML7 cross/top slides, I have
>>> fitted one to my
>>> vertical slide - it is 2 minute
>>> job!
>>>
>>> http://www.myford.com/index.htm
>>>
>>> http://www.myford.com/pricelist/ML7%20Spare%20Parts.pdf
>>> (Bottom of page 5)
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Brian
>>
>> Brian ,
>> Thanks for clarifying the info .
>> It's the "mazak" dial that I have on my slide .
>> I did check the Myford website but failed to find the correct part .
>> I will definetly replace it with the resettable job.
>
> Kevin, as you're in my part of the world, try Minitech for Myford stuff
> locally - they are the Australian agents.
> http://wic020u.server-secure.com/vs4487_secure/dept.asp?id=132
> I've purchased quite a bit of stuff from them over the years for my ML7T.
>
--
Kevin (Bluey)
"I'm not young enough to know everything."
bluey69@west.net.com.au> Kevin(Bluey) wrote:
>> brian@brian-james.demon.co.uk wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Kevin (Bluey)
>>>
>>> I am not surprised that you got surprised, there have been several
>>> red herrings raised
>>> in the replies.
>>>
>>> The vertical slides came with the fixed "Mazak" (sh*it metal) dials
>>> which are essentially
>>> a 1/4 BSF nut with
>>> a dial integral with it. This has been replaced by a steel
>>> equivalent, but more
>>> importantly a Re-Settable Micrometer
>>> Dial Myford N0. 20/252 is now offered as a slightly more expensive
>>> alternative. The Myford
>>> WEB site quotes:
>>> Steel Dial GBPDs 15.09 and Resettable Dial GBPDs 22.88.
>>>
>>> These dials were also use on the ML7 & ML7 cross/top slides, I have
>>> fitted one to my
>>> vertical slide - it is 2 minute
>>> job!
>>>
>>> http://www.myford.com/index.htm
>>>
>>> http://www.myford.com/pricelist/ML7%20Spare%20Parts.pdf
>>> (Bottom of page 5)
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Brian
>>
>> Brian ,
>> Thanks for clarifying the info .
>> It's the "mazak" dial that I have on my slide .
>> I did check the Myford website but failed to find the correct part .
>> I will definetly replace it with the resettable job.
>
> Kevin, as you're in my part of the world, try Minitech for Myford stuff
> locally - they are the Australian agents.
> http://wic020u.server-secure.com/vs4487_secure/dept.asp?id=132
> I've purchased quite a bit of stuff from them over the years for my ML7T.
>
Thanks ,
I'm aware of Minitech ,I have bought Myford parts from them before.
--
Kevin (Bluey)
"I'm not young enough to know everything."
bluey69@west.net.com.au
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> But I think I may have confused some ,
> I am talking about the vertical milling slide that bolts onto the cross
> slide .The micrometer dial is fixed and cannot be set back to zero like
> the cross and top slide dials with out winding the slide up or down.
> Or am I reading you correctly that the vertical milling slide for the
> ML& and the Super7 different?
>