Myford ml3

Lathe arrived today ,needing a few bits and bobs . Tailstock chuck, cross slide is incomplete . Seller was a bit shy with the truth. . So where will I be able to source a cross slide from . Looked on eBay seems limited on ml3 accessories.

Thanks for looking

Sean

Hello Sean,

That sort of behaviour is simply not fair; I would be inclined to have the seller take it back, at his expense.

Tailstock chucks are not a problem, they are accessories after all, but fundamental bits of carriage equipment will be harder to source. Is there even a top slide?

Can you post a picture of it as it is so that we can see what is actually missing?

Regards

Brian

Brian,

If seller provides pictures of a machine then they wriggle out of it by saying you should have studied the pictures to see the condition.

They rely on novices not knowing what the machine should look like when complete.

Or in some cases the seller is completely ignorant themselves.

The famous last words "spares are available on ebay" are often heard

Caveat Emptor indeed

Edited By Robbo on 02/09/2016 09:22:24

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+1

MichaelG.

Hi there, Shaun,

I sympathise with your situation - I guess you're eager to get on with using your lathe.

However, the reality is that eBay is not a fully stocked spares and accessories retailer. When rebuilding an old machine such as the ML3, you have to accept that all the parts you require are not going to be listed just when you need them. And, of course, you can be outbid! Patience is required, it can be a long game. In fact, some of the parts you need may never be listed! If that's not acceptable then returning the machine to the seller for a refund may be your best option.

There used to be a lot of knowledge and spare parts in the possession of members of the Yahoo Myford Lathes Group but I haven't been able to access any of the Yahoo Groups since Yahoo mucked about with their software - you might have more luck.

An afterthought - if you do decide to keep the ML3 and hunt for the parts needed to complete it, I suggest that you research the ML1,2,3,&4 family to see what parts are compatible from model to model.  Have you looked at Tony's web-site, lathes.co.uk ??

Best regards,

Swarf, Mostly!

Edited By Swarf, Mostly! on 02/09/2016 10:04:05

How about this...

**LINK**

Edit - Sorry, it's for the topslide.

Jon

Edited By Jon Gibbs on 02/09/2016 10:45:01

Give 'neutral' feedback but mention the problems in your text.

Less messy than giving bad feedback.

Neil

That was a stroke of luck - My old Dad always said it was better to be born lucky than rich.

...with an 80 thou per rev dial it must be a 12.5 TPI square(?) thread which seems a pretty weird size to me.

Jon

Hi there, Sean,

Please accept my apologies for mis-spelling your name in my earlier post.

Best regards,

Swarf, Mostly!

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Sorry, I can't offer any Android-specific advice, but ... Start here:

http://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=103028&p=1

MichaelG.

Not sure why people assume it was acquired from ebay, Did I miss something obvious?

The cross slide of ML1234 are probably all the same but the later ML7 series are not. Most of the changes to the models were the headstock and level of accessories bundled with the lathe originally. This compatibility is the info Sean needs. Parts appear often on ebay but may not be listed as for a particular lathe.

Where abouts are you? If you can find a nearby club you will get a lot of help and advice there.

Look under 'sellers other items' in the eBay link John Gibbs posted. There are many other ml1-4 parts available, including a complete top slide. Cheers, Hugh.

Ok I see a bed stop, useful, an a saddle without screw, and possibly needing a gib strip. It is not uncommon for someone to take this apart to clean etc then mislay the parts if being a bit sloppy or just a garage trader who doesn't really know of care what bits they picked up from some widow's shed.

If you have a topslide with a 12 tpi screw not 10tpi then you might be able to fit it temporarily to the cross slide as the designs are basically equivalent. Short travel but it would get you going.

More photos. You have the apron but are missing the entire saddle and cross slide. The other part is only the top of the topslide which also needs a base. Most likely to get a whole topslide which appear every couple of weeks on ebay. Remember ML7 and super7 parts are not compatible.

Beware. This is not what it says. Though it might fit (with a LOT of work) and might have been stripped off a Myford it is definitely not an original, not complete, and way overpriced for a few miscellaneous lumps of metal.