Myford ML 7 doctor who does house calls!

[Kevan]

Hi! I have now moved my Myford into its new home and I really think it needs some professional looking at. Does anyone know somebody around Edinburgh who can fix Myfords on site and help with setting up?

Thanks Kevan😃

[ettingtonliam]

Whats the problem with it?

[Kevan]

Generally needs looking at. A previous owner has changed the bearing cap bolts at the chuck end to M6 so that bearing needs checking possibly scraping and new shims. Also the pulleys on the main shaft sometimes turn without the associated gear turning. Flicking the chuck sometimes gets it working again. I would also like someone competent to check the beds and cross slide ways. The cross slide crew ornut or possibly both are worn and may need some remediation or maybe the thrust bearings are gone! If I have spotted these issues there is probably more that a Myford expert could find and fix!

[silverfox]

I would check with the two guys in Nottingham.(both Ex Myford.. they can even tell you who did the scraping on the head bearings!!!) Well worth every penny ( about 300 plus petrol) and just feed them bacon and sausage rolls)

There is a thread on here about 2 years back

[Kevan]

I have had no response by email and the phone number in the old thread is out of service for the ex Myford guys. Has anyone had recent contact or know of someone else who can fix my ML7?

Thanks Kevan

[goldstar31]

Jul 16, 2020 7:41:32 GMT Kevan said:

I have had no response by email and the phone number in the old thread is out of service for the ex Myford guys. Has anyone had recent contact or know of someone else who can fix my ML7?

Thanks Kevan

I had 'words' with Blue Diamond tools in Shildon which involved then getting the lathe bed, slideways grinding it and building up the worn saddle with Turcite. As you will conclude, it wasn't 'cheap'.

What happened really was that they did' the thing in a gap between highly more valuable machinery.

Years ago, I 'overhauled a friend's ML7 by having the worn top 'Blancharded' at a local firm for a handful of notes but scrapped the shears myself. At the time, I had a small surface grrinder but , being an old lathe, number 4 shear was unworn and we went off that instead of number 1 and the internal tongue which had become bowed over its long life.

Regarding the spindle etc, I understand that the Glacier bearings are no longer available but new Myford oor possibly RDG Tools might have a complete replacement.

As you will conclude, difficult, rather expensive but quite possible.

Good Luck

[Kevan]

My Myford received a visit from a friend who spends his time looking after big lathes and machine controlled tools. We spent a day fettling mainshaft bearings and alignment of the head and tailstock. It is now much happier lathe and is better than ever at showing up the deficiencies of my machining skills:)

[92220]

Jul 10, 2020 11:51:49 GMT silverfox said:

I would check with the two guys in Nottingham.(both Ex Myford.. they can even tell you who did the scraping on the head bearings!!!) Well worth every penny ( about 300 plus petrol) and just feed them bacon and sausage rolls)

There is a thread on here about 2 years back

Yes it was me who had the ex Myford guys in. It certainly seemed as if they did a good job at the time, however, they did nearly screw up the front bearing of the headstock!! They had to fit a new headstock drive belt so had to take the headstock all apart to fit it. Some time after they had worked on the lathe, I wanted to polish a piece of rod and so put it on top speed. About 30 seconds after switching on, there was an almight screech from the front bearing and the lathe stopped rotating!! It had jammed up!! I must admit I don't like the Myford method of oiling the front bearing. There is no reservoir except the large oiling cup screwed into the side of the headstock so I always check it every time I run the lathe, and always top it up. I actually had to ease off the back angular contact roller bearing by nearly 1/8 turn of the nuts!! If I hadn't been so careful about oiling, I hate to think what might have happened to the front bearing!! There were no other problems and all the alignments were spot-on. Everything now works as new, but that one error jolted my satisfaction with the job.

Bob. 

[whiteknight024]

Hi all does anyone have the contact details for the 2 former Myford Guys who do the home visits to service Myford Lathes? I have a Super 7 thats requires some much needed TLC and I would appreciate their contact details so I can get it sorted ASAP.

Many thanks

Iain

[Nigel Bennett]

I think they've both packed it in now and retired.

[92220]

Jul 16, 2020 7:41:32 GMT Kevan said:

I have had no response by email and the phone number in the old thread is out of service for the ex Myford guys. Has anyone had recent contact or know of someone else who can fix my ML7?

Thanks Kevan

Hi Kevin and Iain.

I had the 2 Myford guys service my Super7. They mdid a good, thorough, job. I don't know what email you tried, but this is the one I used to communicate with them:-     [e-mail]

Bob.