wayne
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Post by wayne on Apr 21, 2008 9:56:58 GMT
I totally Agree with Allan
This is why I bought the used sigma connoisseur at the Myford show, some poor sod bought it new and died from poor heath before he had chance to use it. It cost me £6660 so it already £2500 cheaper than new/ I am 42 so I hope to get a lot more use than the pervious owner an sell it when I am too old to use it any more.
Also me and my dad bought in 1992 a very early 50s Ml7 for £250, complete with the following Myford accessories, swivel vertical slide, v blocs, vice, travelling steady, clutch unit, the accessory’s are now worth more than what we paid for the lathe. In addition a new super seven with gearbox and power cross feed cost £2547 in 1992 so in my opinion they both hold their value well.
Also my Ml7 is now almost as new condition having been refurbished mostly at myford and now has a gearbox. Some one might have got a bargain, until the article in model engineers workshop appeared on converting an ml to cnc
Speaking to Harrison and Colchester nether of these offers a refurbishing service even for the M250/M300/Bantam 2000, they can only supply spares, and if some of you think Myford are expensive these are astronomical.
How i see it is you get what you pay for and this includes the service you recive, however every one has a right to their own oppinion?
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Noddy
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Post by Noddy on Apr 28, 2008 9:53:21 GMT
When it comes to reconditioning, I cannot think of an easier lathe to re-build than a Myford.
Seriously; The bed is a doddle to clock in for either a regrind or re scrape. There's a long running thread over at practical machinist with a guy re scraping a Monarch bed (admittedly a Monarch/ CVA is worth it, the head bearings alone probably cost more than a new myford, and the new lathe more than a good 3 or 4 bed house!), all of those v ways look a real pain to keep aligned to within "tenths" in 3 dimensions.
All of myfords parts are available, and the company are good to deal with.
Great play seems to have been made by different manufacturers and retailers over the years about the virtues or otherwise of all sorts of v ways and bed designs.
I'd like to see anyone come up with figures to show that a V way bed has any advantage in accuracy or anything else over a plain bed made and adjusted to the same standard.
When it comes to maintaining accuracy, a flat bed is so much easier to deal with, and it doubles as a good surface plate too. Just keep the swarf cleaned off it and keep the felt wipers clean and adjusted.
A myford is limited by rigidity:
A bigger lathe is more likely to be able to take big cuts without chatter, and is more likely to be able to cut really tough materials (if you ever need to), but it is amazing what work a Myford will do with sensible feeds and speeds. A Gibralta type tool post which takes the top slide, and all of its potential for extra play out of the way does wonders for enhancing the cutting ability.
As I wrote before, don't overlook a bigger old industrial lathe if you get the chance of one and can accomodate it, but a Myford isn't a bad choice either.
Keith
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2008 17:41:58 GMT
Myford on e-bay item No. 330233715000 anyone know which one it is off the photo ?
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Post by ravensworth2674 on May 4, 2008 17:54:34 GMT
Orville, it's ML7 and looks as rough as a badger's bum. Having said that, and you have access to say £35 and a carbide scraper and means of sharpening it on a diamond hone( we ain't got to that elsewhere), why not have a bash if the price is right?
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