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On 12 Feb 2006 14:09:00 -0800, wrote:

Hi

I recently got a Myford ML7 lathe, it's in good nick except that the
shaft for the cross slide feed screw is bent at the end (probably
someone hit the handle by accident) so the micrometer dial is rubbing
on the end bracket.

I will have to order a new feed screw and maybe a dial too, but I
wonder if it is possible to convert the the micrometer dial. I want it
to be adjustable, independent of the feed screw (like most modern
lathes. I have seen that the Super 7 has this feature, is it possible
to use feed screw parts for a Super 7 on a ML7? If yes, I surely have
to exchange the handle, micrometer dial, bracket and some other small
parts as well.

An alternative is to convert to a 3rd party feed screw set up, I'm sure
I have seen it somewhere on the web, but can't remember where.

Myford make a resettable micrometer dial to fir the ML7 top-slide and
cross-slide screws. I can't find the part number at the moment, but if you can
afford to phone them or write a letter I'm sure that they will know the
number!

Regards
Mark Rand
RTFM