Myford
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I bought a myford a few years back from a deceased chaps estate, i was told at the time he was an ex navy or raf engineer i cant remember but was bought new and had sod all use and had been covered in grease and packed up for many years.

couple of weeks ago made a stand and got it leveled up


today after watching Alex at combe i fitted it to the stand even though its small its still a heavy lathe and quite hard to get on level without damaging the studs



Not sure why the photos are poor they look ok on my phone

i was originally planning to completely restore it however once i cleaned it up it looks great, there is absolutely no wear in the bearings the bed is unmarked and there are no tight spots so i think i will just change the belts and keep it original, just need to order the correct oils i think

Edited by wolfie on 8th Mar, 2014.

Looks great, i would love a small lathe like that. What are they like price wise?

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That looks spot on mate!

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

lovely bit of kit .

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

I was very lucky iirc i paid £375 but it came with £400 worth of pratt burnard chucks and a load of tools, they seem to go in the £400-£1200 depending on condition the main reason for me buying one was the spares availability you can still but most parts new even though it was made in the 50's

just waiting on a new reversing switch and hopfully i can get it running

I wish I knew how to use something like that. ha ha.

Nice bit of kit to have to hand.

Nice. I would like something like that when I eventually get round to building a new garage.

A lathe is usefull to have in the garage. Heres what I had. Sold it a couple of weeks ago as it was just to big for my garage, and we have another at work :) It was about 3 m long and 2 tonns

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I couldn't do without mine along with a mill

mostley came from small ships & subs wolfie, there were alot of ACME ones from the states in WW2 which were put in subs etc .............. ex brother in law has one

My lathe is about 70 years old. Power feed, power cross feed, Norton thread cutting gearbox and has done an enormous amount of work in the last 20 odd years in my workshop.


My mill is a bit more modern and not as substantial, but it is surprising what can be done with a rotary table and bit of patience.

I have never seen a mill like that before!

I need bigger tools in my life!

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

My lathe headstock is in pieces right now, so no pics of mine...

But the bridgeport is simply my favorite tool of all in my garage. That said, it is very inferior compared to jimsters Bport...

love that set up matrach must ponder getting a lathe and mill, not used them since my apprenticeship at GEC light years ago....

Bridgeport is best, but they need more headroom than I have - and they usually need 3 phase.

Simon, that mill is a Sealey "mickey mouse" effort, but, used carefully as I said it will do most things. It just won,t do heavy cuts.I can 11 stud a head and block on there and also face off the head and block - just !

Well if we are having a machine tool picture party!!
Lathe

Mill

Edited by Tom Fenton on 14th Mar, 2014.

That victoria mill is a corker Tom

Its a cracking bit of kit, plus the even better fact is it was free!

Was it big money Dave? As I love a new toy

I have started posting on Instagram also my name on there is turbomk1golf

Nothing is impossible it just costs more and takes longer.

Myfords are good.

My CNC lathe/mill conversion in operation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGAIW0NUYtE

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Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Flash bugger ! I,m still just winding the handles !

i worked in engineering for a few years and while it proved to be very usefull being able to drop onto the machines in lunch hour or after work. now i have to go back there and get jobs done by my old mates, and its sucks having to wait for things to get made.

wish i had a little lathe of my own, sooooo usefull!

On 13th Mar, 2014 TurboDave16V said:
My lathe headstock is in pieces right now, so no pics of mine...

But the bridgeport is simply my favorite tool of all in my garage. That said, it is very inferior compared to jimsters Bport...

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just got a ml7 as well. it has a fair bit of abuse but the bearings are good.still in the process of stripping it to find out what needs to be fixed. the price you paid is very good i must say

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That sir, is not rust, it is the progressive mass reduction system

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