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Thanks Howard and Steviegtr, mine and your gearboxes resemble Hakon’s which someone defined earlier as mkII, the Myford website lists a gearbox change mid fifties and a clutch change late fifties so this one is probably between those two, I’ll see if the QCGB and bed serial numbers tally.

the lathe looks to have been used but no way to tell how much from photos but I will inspect it carefully for evidence of paint jobs - as you say Howard it’s the turquoise colour of the connoisseur, a colour which to my knowledge wasn’t on myfords until the advent of that model in the early 90s, all predecessors leaving the factory in the industrial green approximation since the change from grey. The use of the modern colour makes me think someone has cleaned it up as a “refurbishment”. The guy selling it says he thinks it’s unused, my hope would be to see grey paint. It’s definitely got the sight glass for headstock oil so it’s older than the green ones methinks. Unless of course as you say it’s a hodgepodge machine the proof will be in the pudding I’m going to see it Friday

Thanks for the advice re tooling as well.

Cheers Howard Lewis, so in your opinion it is far from refurbished and more of the ‘unused’ variety? That paintwork is in tip top condition for mid fifties if my guesstimate is right - as for having it, it isn’t mine yet but I’m going to look at it next week. I was wondering what I could check apart from spindle runout and/or running noise while I’m there?

Thanks

Good idea Hopper, leaving the oil nipple screwed in finger tight

Hi everyone, apologies for maybe posting in the wrong place, newbie I have come across a similar looking machine definitely “refurbished” by the paint colour! - looks like a mk I clutch and mk II gearbox, am I right? What should I offer on account of the tooling and accessories included? (see photos 4 jaw chuck on the bed) also the c spanner is conspicuous by its absence and no oil gun either but I do see the drive dog, took me a few attempts. How do I even assess whether it’s in good condition without resorting to taking things to pieces to have a look?

Thanks

patrick