Early myford getting some love.

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Picked her up 18 months ago but haven't had much time or space to do more than a quick clean. I think its a late 1930s ML1.

new shed built so for the first time In years I have a tidy organised garage. Complete strip down and clean. Managed to get the headstock back together eventually. Somebody had done a bad job converting it to v belt pulleys in the past. Something to remachine at a later date. Should have the final bits cleaned and reassembled tomorrow ready to machine some new handles. Looks to have up cycled stop cock wheels at present. For a prewar machine it has surprisingly little wear. Headstock is tight and true as is the tail stock and travels the whole bed evenly with no tight or loose spots. Probably not the best choice for a first lathe but enjoying getting to grips with its inner workings. Plan on fabbing a new drive feed from the motor. The bodge up visible is a bit rattly for my liking and more gearing is always a plus.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Lead screw and change gears cleaned and refitted tonight. New belt ready for install. Got a few more gears but doubt its a full compliment. Lost the info on screwcutting with it I managed to track down last year. Should be ready to make new handles come Saturday.

 

[whm_fab]

Lead screw and change gears cleaned and refitted tonight. New belt ready for install. Got a few more gears but doubt its a full compliment. Lost the info on screwcutting with it I managed to track down last year. Should be ready to make new handles come Saturday. View attachment 107879

nice machine!
i have a '57 myford super 7 in daily use, they dont make em like they used to!

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Managed to grab another productive hour. Why does it always take 3 times as long to refit as it does to remove. :/
While cleaning the lower part of the crossslide with the traverse wheel I had to scrub off a hard resinous substance I assume in hindsight this had been used to shim it a little. On refitting I found a lot of resistance traversing but slackening off the two parts eased it. Temporarily shimmed but wondering if its possible to oval the holes slightly on the saw toothed guide to allow adjustment of the rail position and avoid using shims? Not much left for this stage now. Just the top and compound slides and I've had those off and cleaned last year so quick and easy.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

nice machine!
i have a '57 myford super 7 in daily use, they dont make em like they used to!

Cheers boss. Was a very lucky eBay buy. £260 inc the cabinet and motor change gears tool posts 3 jaw and 4 jaw Chuck's in very serviceable condition drill chucks and centers. Could have ended up with a dog but some TLC new handles and some new washers seems to be the most it needs.
Will probably try and trade up. Really want something solid enough to use as a mill occasionally. Can't justify a decent mill to the wife. She likes to remind me I'm a carpenter not an engineer.

 

[gaz1]

heres mine before i sold it

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/myford-ml4-lathe.57565/#post-698199

though i did find some changes could be added to it like the ml7s change link so it could go in reverse

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/...-lathe-but-so-unsure.51978/page-3#post-661169

 

[decca]

Is that red wheelhead original on the carriage. It looks like a gate valve wheel.

 

[Dieselman 63]

Is that red wheelhead original on the carriage. It looks like a gate valve wheel.

He did say its an old stopcock wheel

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Yup stop cock wheels. Will be replacing but not eith balanced handles. Need some practice first so grabbed a few laser cut disks 5x70mm for a quick temp fix. Got it all back together and added a few more niggles to my list. Top slide handle thread ever so slightly bent. Looks like something heavy hit the handle. Salvageable though. New link belt fitted but fouls the headstock cast on large pulley thanks to its bigger profile. Unfortunately I cut the old belt so new one on order. Chucked the 4 jaw in to true and center drill my test bar and the chuck key appears to be made of chocolate. 2 new keys on order. Stalled for a few days then. On the plus side I scored a motor at the tidy tip today. No plate so not a clue what it is at present. 2 connections under the plate and looks like a third could be added. Need to do some homework. Not really clued up on non combustion motors.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Whoops. Collecting in the morning.

 

[TED20]

Hi everyone! I've just signed up to the forum then spotted this thread which is of particular interest as I have one of these! Never really knew what it was until now!!

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Do you want another one lol. Need to find a new home for the myford now. Took me a while to work out which model it was. Lots of similarities between the Ml1 to4

I'd like to keep it but the deal with the wife was one comes and the other goes.

 

[TED20]

Lol! I don't think so cheers, haven't used mine in over 15 years probably!!