7/16" T-Slot - Myford size?

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Robbus - 12 Dec 2006 17:29 GMT

Hi all,

My Marlow mill has 7/16" T-slots, which is marginally annoying as I
don't have any that size. I've been doing a bit of searching and found
that Chester sell a set sized at 7/16" and list it as being suitable
for Myfords. I've already got a 1/2" T-nut set thing, so as long as I
can bung 3/8"studs in to a suitable 7/16 T-nut, all I need is the nut
bit. I then came across this thing on Chronos, New- Set T Studs Clamps
& T Strip to Suit Myford(Reference #MTS8), which has some long strips
to easily make a few T-nuts out of but I've not had much joy in getting
them to confirm that they'll fit a 7/16" slot. Can anyone confirm that
7/16" is the standard Myford slot size?

Cheers,
Rob

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Mark Rand - 12 Dec 2006 18:49 GMT

>Hi all,
>
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>Cheers,
>Rob

Myford T-slots are 3/8" wide, 3/8" deep total, with the 'head' of the T being
.562" wide by .156" tall.

HTH

Mark Rand
RTFM

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Robbus - 13 Dec 2006 10:44 GMT

Thanks for the info Mark, Chronos have confirmed their strips are 9.4mm
at the thin end and 13.5mm at the base, so definitely set for a 3/8"
slot. I wonder why Chester are listing their 7/16" as being suitable
for Myfords?

> Myford T-slots are 3/8" wide, 3/8" deep total, with the 'head' of the T being
> .562" wide by .156" tall.
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> Mark Rand
> RTFM

Cheers,
Rob

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