that enabled it to cope with large diameter jobs. The ML10, unlike most of its European and Far-eastern competitors, had a proper, robust backgear assembly (the backgear bull wheel on the spindle was identical to that used on the ML7) and, so equipped, a very powerful drive was available with 6 speeds down to as low as 25 r.p.m. Six spindle speeds were provided, three direct-drive and three backgeared. Later machines were fitted to cast-iron raiser blocks, the one at the headstock end being extended rearwards to carry the base of the countershaft - which had the effect of turning the lathe and its drive system into a self-contained unit. The countershaft/motor-unit on pre September 1985 models was a separate assembly that had to be mounted on the bench, behind the lathe, with an adjustable "over-centre" belt-tensioning device to couple them together. It occupies 35.75" in length (an ML7 was 42") and around 22" in width (almost identical to an ML7). Whilst a perfectly-adequate small machine tool it did lack several of the refinements to be found on the company's larger lathes: there was no gap in the bed, no tumble reverse, the backgear was carried on a sliding pin and the headstock clamped rather than bolted to the simple, flat-topped, box-section bed casting. Designed as an economical machine, especially suitable for beginners, the first one left the production line on November 14th, 1968 (though brochures had been received by dealers as early as January of the same year). Now out of production the ML10 at 3.25" centre height and 13" (later 18") between centres was Myford's smallest modern lathe. Myford Home Page Myford 4" MF74 ML7 Myford 254 ML2 & ML4 Mini-Kop Myford Accessories Myford ML10 Myford Specials Big-bore Super 7 Serial Numbers Home Machine Tool Archive Machine Tools For Sale & Wanted
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