Feeling a little restricted.

[Richard.]

I have got a bore Bar but it is like most of the tooling past it.
Yes I have a spare tool holder too and a 4 post tool holder and the original. It's got a myford face plate too and an angle thingy

 

[Richard.]

It's got two parting off holders with tools too. The milling vice has seen a clip or two from the tool but still looks usable as has flat clamping surfaces. Vertical slide and steadys must have been bought separately as they are myford but grey from an older ml10 I assume. They look mint mind. Regarding the change wheels I don't think they have ever been fitted since new and i have no idea what to do with them.

 

[Richard.]

Can someone send me a link to the tools and tips I would need please
I sorted out the motor click too.
Grub screw in fan had worked loose

 

[Richard.]

These are the bits I got with it.
I have no clue what most of its for or how to use some of it either. Better to have than not I suppose.

 

[Richard.]

Capable of length if you don't mind a bit of pre work.

 

[cocker]

Very nice ,
You can machine just about every thing with hss , when I did my apprenticeship (30 odd year ago ) we only used hss .
Them new fangled throwaway tip things will probably be easier for you .
Enjoy your new toy and keep anything soft or loose away from the spinning stuff - even though your lathe is small it WILL bite .

 

[Richard.]

Very nice ,
You can machine just about every thing with hss , when I did my apprenticeship (30 odd year ago ) we only used hss .
Them new fangled throwaway tip things will probably be easier for you .
Enjoy your new toy and keep anything soft or loose away from the spinning stuff - even though your lathe is small it WILL bite .

Cheers mate. Yes I can imagine even the tiny ones can snap back if you get sloppy with em. Been experimenting with length and cutting speed. That bar was 437 long and I could machine it's full length with a turn around. That's it's limit though as there was a bit of vibration through the steadys. Some tooling is needed and Id like a live pipe steady too mine is too small for pipe

 

[WorkshopChris]

That's it's limit though as there was a bit of vibration through the steadys

If you have to work with a fixed steady and your material allows, you can set up as in your picture then machine the diameter a little then re set the stedy on the new clean surface. A little occasional dab of light oil.
Have you got a dial gauge or is that on your list of bits to collect.

 

[cocker]

Cheers mate. Yes I can imagine even the tiny ones can snap back if you get sloppy with em. Been experimenting with length and cutting speed. That bar was 437 long and I could machine it's full length with a turn around. That's it's limit though as there was a bit of vibration through the steadys. Some tooling is needed and Id like a live pipe steady too mine is too small for pipe

There's alot of things you'll start " needing " now !!

 

[Pete.]

You got some nice stuff there - I bet it's going to be a while before you trade that machine up.

One bonus of a fixed steady is that so long as you use is on a true surface you can pop the part in and out of the steady and it will always run with zero runout - something you can't achieve in a 3-jaw. So if you're doing something like modifying a motor shaft or effecting a repair you can pop it in and out of the lathe without any setting up - so long as you're machining near the steady.

 

[Richard.]

If you have to work with a fixed steady and your material allows, you can set up as in your picture then machine the diameter a little then re set the stedy on the new clean surface. A little occasional dab of light oil.
Have you got a dial gauge or is that on your list of bits to collect.

By dial gauge do you mean DTI gauge. No I don't have one. I'm sorted with good verniers

 

[cocker]

By dial gauge do you mean DTI gauge. No I don't have one. I'm sorted with good verniers

You'll be "needing" a DTI , add it to your list !

 

[Richard.]

You got some nice stuff there - I bet it's going to be a while before you trade that machine up.

One bonus of a fixed steady is that so long as you use is on a true surface you can pop the part in and out of the steady and it will always run with zero runout - something you can't achieve in a 3-jaw. So if you're doing something like modifying a motor shaft or effecting a repair you can pop it in and out of the lathe without any setting up - so long as you're machining near the steady.

That's really good info pete cheers. I must admit I'm loving it at the mo. Looking forward to the first actual job it's needed for. I do lots of fabrication work and Id say I get parts machined only a few times a year so it's not paying for itself any time soon but it's nice to know I don't need to depend on others. Every thing I've sent out would of easily been done on this lathe. One part needed threading inside and out mind so although the lathe could do it I'm not sure I could yet. Id like to try out that milling slide at some point to see what that's about. Need milling tools first mind. Oh the list is endless.

 

[Tigman]

Well done Richard , I think youve done well there ! lovely looking machine , Im very jealous now !

 

[Richard.]

Well done Richard , I think youve done well there ! lovely looking machine , Im very jealous now !

Cheers, yes I am pleased with it.
Its a hobby lathe though and certainly not intended for people working on the clock. Light cuts and letting it chip away with lots of patients is what it needs. Id love a few hours tuition with it from a pro.

 

[Tigman]

you will find it so handy its unreal , we picked up the Myford from the Govenors house , he didnt want it anymore and we used it for all sorts of things , didnt have a clue what we were doing but it worked ! I only let it go when the machinist moved into my place with several lathes , but I wish I hadnt sold it !

 

[Richard.]

I will sell this at some point when more familiar with them but it won't be before a lovely Colchester bantam is sitting here.
Could be a while mind I'm having lots of fun with this little thing.

 

[HughF]

I will sell this at some point when more familiar with them but it won't be before a lovely Colchester bantam is sitting here.
Could be a while mind I'm having lots of fun with this little thing.

Pics.... I'll swap you some of the 8mm alu I've got in for tomorrow

 

[Richard.]

Pics.... I'll swap you some of the 8mm alu I've got in for tomorrow

Swap me for???

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Looks a tidy little machine, be prepared to lose a good portion of your waking hours turning bar into swarf! At least you didn't have to explain to the Mrs why you *needed* a lathe! Gets more fun when you have to justify two lathes