02-03-2012, 12:01 PM
Hi,
Thanks Al, it's always a gamble buying items unseen; usually I find people are pretty decent when it comes down to this kind of machinery but I got caught out this time.
It's funny Gary (Radio Fixer) that my simple projects tend to end up as sagas but as you rightly point out and I agree fully with you I thrive on them. This is one reason I'm not too upset by the dire condition of the lathes as I'll get as much satisfaction out of restoring them as I will in using one of them. Thank you for your kind comments.
Unfortunately the lathe was abroad in Wales and had I driven over to inspect it; even had it been as described and in good condition there would have been no guarantee that I would have been winning bidder. When I bought this Myford my garage was a total mess because I just sold my big Colchester Triumph and Dominion lathes so I was a while getting around to inspecting the Myford in detail.
I'm not going to throw a fortune into restoring the lathes but concentrate on the essentials such as alignment and ease of use. I want all slides to glide smoothly with zero slack. I might splash out on new half nuts and I can make a number of parts including headstock bearings; it will take time but I'll enjoy the work especially if my hands aren't frozen.
When I collect the beds I'll ask for permission to take some digital images of the big grinding machines; I could enjoy playing with these.
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks Al, it's always a gamble buying items unseen; usually I find people are pretty decent when it comes down to this kind of machinery but I got caught out this time.
It's funny Gary (Radio Fixer) that my simple projects tend to end up as sagas but as you rightly point out and I agree fully with you I thrive on them. This is one reason I'm not too upset by the dire condition of the lathes as I'll get as much satisfaction out of restoring them as I will in using one of them. Thank you for your kind comments.
Unfortunately the lathe was abroad in Wales and had I driven over to inspect it; even had it been as described and in good condition there would have been no guarantee that I would have been winning bidder. When I bought this Myford my garage was a total mess because I just sold my big Colchester Triumph and Dominion lathes so I was a while getting around to inspecting the Myford in detail.
I'm not going to throw a fortune into restoring the lathes but concentrate on the essentials such as alignment and ease of use. I want all slides to glide smoothly with zero slack. I might splash out on new half nuts and I can make a number of parts including headstock bearings; it will take time but I'll enjoy the work especially if my hands aren't frozen.
When I collect the beds I'll ask for permission to take some digital images of the big grinding machines; I could enjoy playing with these.
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
