Member postings for Michael Read 2

Thankyou Hopper

Thankyou Jason

I cannot get the pictures to show, will try again in a minute.

A friend of mine is sorting out the estate of a friend of his who has a very nice Myford Super 7 Lathe and a workshop full of various tools and tooling.

Since I have a small lathe and an engineering background I have been tasked with sorting out and selling off some of this gear.

I have put the lathe, together with the normal tooling that obviously (to me) go's with it, on e-bay. There are several boxes of other bits that I am not sure about and would appreciate your advice. Should it go with the lathe? what should go with what? etc etc. Just so I know how to list it properly.

Any advice much appreciated and if there is anything you might want, it all has to go! I hope I am not breaking any forum rules asking this, just trying to help a mate

First up, these two items were wrapped in oil paper and bubble-wrap

https://imgur.com/mo7g0gJ

Next is an angle plate. Is it for anything specific? Also a Hemmingway Saddle Wheel Dial?

https://imgur.com/XMJnGxx

Next Tap Holder, 2mt boring head, 2mt stub arbour, fly cutter.

https://imgur.com/OjGZdFF

And last 2 sizes of between ctr boring bars, 2mt long milling arbour, and a long bar threaded on the end with 2 nuts and a round collar Labelled 'special draw bar' ?

https://imgur.com/E1CRDhr

Edited By JasonB on 21/08/2020 07:38:02

Edited By JasonB on 21/08/2020 07:40:43

Thankyou Bill that is a very useful bit of information.

The motor bearings have the little oil cups with the flip up lids so are not really a problem. I can drop anything suitable in easily.

The countershaft bearing on the other hand has a nipple on the shaft at the pulley end. This means there is a bit of a distance to the bearing and insufficient pump pressure might mean the oil doesn't reach its destination.

Thankyou for all the advice, it gives me plenty to think about.

I will get a grease gun and some gp bearing grease and pump a load through which should see the headstock bearings OK.

The remainder I will buy a pump oil can and mod to suit the nipples. The slideway oil sounds like a good choice and I will source some of this.

The only remaining questions

The slideway oil should be suitable for the slides, lead screws, tailstock etc but will it be OK for the motor bearings and countershaft?

Will a standard pump action oil can generate sufficient pressure to pump oit through the nipples?

Thankyou

Mike

I am the proud new owner of a Myford Speed 10 and am very pleased with it.

The Lubrication instructions say that I need grease/grease gun for the spindle bearings and 2 types of oil for the remainder which will need 2 dedicated oil pumps.

Is all this strictly necessary as it adds up to well over £100 to buy everything needed!

Are there any cheaper/simpler ways of keeping everything lubed?

Any advice much appreciated.

PS My lathe is silver/grey, all pictures of other speed 10s I have seen show them painted green. The paint job on my lathe looks like a factory finish to me, does anyone know if any did leave the factory silver? Its not important, I just wondered.

Thanks

Mike