Hand Wheels

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While there was nothing wrong with the stock hand wheels, they just weren't very nice.

I bought a pair of Myford ML7 hand wheels, and by carefully mounting in the chuck they were bored out to fit where the stock saddle and tail stock wheels fit. The tail stock handle required some extra machining on the hub, in order to fit the division ring. All in all, it was a fairly straightforward modification, and greatly improved the feel of the machine.

Tail Stock Hand Wheel	Division Ring	Machining to fit