Step by step milling in the Myford ML7 for beginners - updated and revised!

A step by step video about using your #myford #ml7 as a #milling machine intended for beginners to #modelengineering and #machining.

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00:00 Intro
00:44 Removing the compound slide
01:01 Choosing a vertical slide
02:44 Fixturing to a vertical slide
04:14 TIP! - Aligning the vertical slide to lathe - TIP!
05:10 Holding the milling cutter
07:39 Myford collet details
08:21 Lathe speed
10:26 Holding work in the machine vise on the vertical slide
12:18 Locking down the lathe dials
13:01 TIP! - Lead screw handwheel - TIP!
13:43 Conventional milling + downward forces only!
15:36 Milling, finally!
17:11 Book recommendation and outro

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