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Hi newbie from mid Lincolnshire here. I have recently purchased a Myford super 7B lathe. I have always tinkered with motorcycles and have got the lathe so I can take my tinkering to the next level.
While I have some limited experience on a Myford S7 from 30 odd years ago I always had someone else to sharpen the tools. Some HSS tools came with the lathe but I haven’t got a clue how to sharpen them correctly. I have invested in some books in the workshop practice series to learn, but there is no substitute for being shown which in today’s climate is hard to do.
I made two for the museums Smart & Brown model A, the genuine ones on ebay are stupidly expensive. The first was a little Chinese one with a 50mm bore mounted on an aluminium adaptor which fits the lathe bed and sets the centre of the bore on the spindle axis. The second one is a bigger hinged one with a bore of about 3 1/2 , also with an aluminium base. I made a set of roller ends for it, so there is a choice in addition to the original bronze fingers. The bigger one can fit either side of the base centre line for greater versatility. Of course, I was lucky to have a mill to do the work with.