Close fitting bronze gibs were made. Although this Myford 280 crosslide uses thick gibs secured and held ridged by caphead screws through the top, this is not quite as good as the original tapered gibs used on the cross and top slide of this Chinese lathe.
Uploaded by Lathejack on 11/12/2010 20:08:07
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