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Thread: Restoring a Myford ML1
25/05/2019 20:25:08

Thank you for all the replies a lot of useful information. It seems the verdict is quite clear, I though that it was impractical for me to repair so I'll hold on to it and keep a look out for something more appropriate.

25/05/2019 14:27:59

Hi All, apologies if I should have posted into the beginners section as this is my first post but manual machine tools seemed more appropriate!

I'm looking to learn, eventually aim to build basic steam models. So expect to be turning brass or aluminium to start with. Once I get a bit of experience I can justify upgrading to something bigger!

I recently bought a Myford ML1/ML2? but its obviously in a bad way. It doesn't have enough change wheels to drive the lead screw and i assume the pulleys have been replaced at some point but I can live with that for now!

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I want to have some kind of plan on how to deal with its issues before i start stripping it down. My main concern is the cracked head stock. It looks like someone has previously attempted to weld it and it either failed or it subsequently cracked again.

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Front

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Rear

Are these realistically repairable?

The tail stock also looks a little broken but I don't know what the part is called to look at a repair.

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Beyond that I'll need a motor which looking at the spec should be something around 1/4 hp how high can I safely push this? Going to look at 3 Phase with a VFD.

Finally its missing the rack, I think this is less of a problem but would like to replace it at some point but can't find any information on the dimensions or pitch?

I really appreciate any advice offered and hopefully this is the start of a wonderful hobby!

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