Yer a bit slow on the uptake son
There's lots of secondhand Myford stuff in eBay in the UK. But finding someone to post abroad might be difficult.
Today again a delivery from Myford country.
Obtained from a well known British dealer in the hope of finally being able to properly level my ML7 and get at every corner of the machine again:
View attachment 327561
.... but according to the customs papers country of origin: India .....
View attachment 327562
I can't say that I would now drop to my knees out of enthusiasm for the quality of the goods.
I have seen better ... and much better ....
View attachment 327580
I now have to measure and compare for parallelism and height - if the hole pattern was right, that wouldn't be all bad either - if that's all ok, I won't grumble about the aesthetics - but I'm getting ready for less aspirational results ...
View attachment 327584
The pieces in the pictures in the offer of the dealer looked clearly different.
Having a handwheel at the end of the lead screw turned out to be desirable.
It fits, but seems to come from the same dark corner of the city on the subcontinent ...
View attachment 327582
View attachment 327583
Let's say: I am less than impressed.
If the parts work in the end it should be good so far - but the stuff also cost money , that was not directly a bargain.
Our problem over here, of course, is that there is no Myford used (replacement) parts (flea) market.
So we must order everything from someone somewhere ...
Buying an English machine in my own country of machine builders - after Brexit - was perhaps not one of my best ideas.
But:
It'll be fine in the end,
Carsten
--
That's right, I always look there first.There's lots of secondhand Myford stuff in eBay in the UK.
That's one of the problems.But finding someone to post abroad might be difficult.
may have gone anyway, localish, but the Whitewebbs jumble Autojumble has been rescheduled for Sunday February 6th.Did you go there Instead of the cancelled White Webbs Museum one? I was looking forward to that
These are all 2025.@nickk, Watch the dates on them. I've had an out of date one explode on me, (car boot purchase)
Really need alot of "Stuff" for these lathes don't you
You can say that again Lewis, who would have thought?Really need alot of "Stuff" for these lathes don't you
Good point, will do. Thanks. Will first mount on the machine and see what is required.Make a little cover to go over the axial to stop any swarf getting in.
Today I acquired this
Not that a vehicle with something like that built into it isn't dangerous enough ....Dangerous things if the spring get away !