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Hello George.

I have a SX3 and it dose all that I want and is a sturdy and reliable machine with an R8 spindle.The service and assistance that I have received from Arc Eurotrade has been great and for me couldn,t be bettered.

I hope you find what you are looking for.

Francis

Hi

Having worked outside in the building trade for 50 years ,rust was a problem on any tools.

These were left on site in tin huts on my firm so you can imagine the condensation problems.

An old joiner told me to use long oil,this is any oil that is held between finger and thumb and forms a long drip.This kept his tools free and mine also over the years.I have continued to use chain saw oil on any machine surface in my workshop,it works for me.

Francis

hi Bob

I have a S7 large bore that I bought at the Myford Sale weekend.I had the same problem as you describe.After much frustration I thought the seizure was happening in the bull wheel and i adjusted the bearings,there was an improvement but I am not sure wether it was the bull wheel or the main bearing.I was still not getting good performance so I called in the Myford fitters Pete and Darron,this was money well spent and the machine runs beautifully.I do not think my tinkering would ever have achieved this quality of running.The lathe is everything that I would want.

Francis

I own a SX3 and when using a large slot drill I had a lot of unwelcome vibration.I fastened the head of the column to an RSJ that runs above the mill,with builders roofing straps .These come in various lengths up to 4' and are drilled with multiple holes already drilled .I cranked the ends and bolted them to the RSJ on either side and fitted one to the roof at the rear ,this has improved the rigidity of the column.

An angle screwed some length along the roof would do the job.

Francis

John.

I would recommend that you remove the spindle and fit the proper belt.Since having this fitted I have had no problems.The link belt that I fitted was a Z profile and like you it rode on top of the pulley with hardly any side engagement .The removal of the spindle is not difficult and if you follw the instructions you will be fine.Tip from Darren the fitter when tightening the the C ring at the rear of the pulley give a sharp tap with the hammer on the C spanner.

Francis

I had vibration problems 20 years ago on my s7,I asked advice from Myford and was advised to fit a Brammer link belt. This cured the problem and I never had slippage with this make .When I bought my large bore Myford it had some vibration problems amongst other things and so I fitted a Power Twist link belt .I experienced slippage and no amount of tightening would solve it.The cone pully is smaller than my old lathe which is A size this new lathe hardly takes a Z size and dose not fill the pulley.I have had Darren and Pete who service Myfords and they removed the link belt and fitted a new belt along with other problems that were causing the vibration.Make sure the clutch pulley and the motor pulley are in perfect alignment,mine wasn,t and this had some bearing on my vibration problems.The service I received from guys was excellent and worth the money.

Francis

I use a 2 morse taper ER25 collet chuck as well as a clair autolock with the same taper in an R8 by using anR8 2mt sleeve .The drawbar perhaps has a different thread mine is smaller so it passes through the adapter and pulls everything together.If the draw bar will not pass through turn out the threaded portion of the R8 adapter.

Francis

I agree with Paul about Diamond tools.I have used one for some time and had excellent results.I use tipped tools for most work,but use the diamond tool for finishing cuts ,it is a very versatile tool.If your purse stretches to it I would have one,I have never regretted mine.

Regards

Francis

Hello Steve

I don,t know the specific use for this tool ,but it looks as if it was made to turn something on.The cut outs at the top are I think the important bit with the wedge shaped screwdriver shapes being to guide the tool into the switch/lock/valve?

Francis