Myford vertical slide copies

https://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/info_SVMS.html

Anyone care to comment on the quality of these please, particularly this one from Chronos?

Are the genuine (second hand) Nottingham versions any better? Some of the ones I've seen for sale are in poor shape for a high price which is why I'm looking at the copies.

Edited By mrbuilder on 27/01/2018 12:48:51

I have bought quite a lot from Chronos and never had any problems with their goods. Same as most Chinese or far eastern items it may need a little cleaning up around the edges. All these milling attachments suffer from the same thing, a lack of rigidity. I agree most of the Myford or Boxford attachments are way over priced for what they are. I used one for several years and it did what was asked of it as long as I was a little cautious in the cuts. Have a look at Xyndu on YouTube he has a lot of videos using the attachment on a cheap Chinese lathe.

Hope this helps

regards

I have an old genuine Myford one and it is a quality item. The picture on the Chronos site looks exactly the same design but the finish looks a bit rougher. It will probably work fine but don't expect a fine finish.

Doug

I have a couple of vertical slides and neither of them are of the all swiveling type and (although I don't use them as much these days) I cannot remember ever missing the vertical 'rotate' facility.

The large Chinese generic vertical slide that fits my S7 is very solid & heavy (more so than the original single axis Myford one in my opinion) which is what you need when milling/drillng in the lathe. Mine did not fit the Myford cross-slide slots but I have a sub-plate that sorts problem like that and which is also useful for other (non-Myford) attachments - I just drill holes where needed. The only thing that I wasn't very fond of, were the independent 'vice jaws' supplied (that fitted in the vertical slots). The vice jaws tended to get pushed apart & up the vertical slots on the VS as the work was clamped - solved by using a thin backing plate with pre-drilled holes that prevented them from moving. This isn't a problem when just using a normal vice of course - when the vertical slots can be handy to roughly set the vice at the height you want it.

So whilst I cannot comment on the quality of this particular "Myford" Vertical Slide, I would suggest that you can probably save yourself about £50, if you look for a simpler, heavier (non-Myford) Vertical Slide - and (if it's similar to mine) it will be more rigid and still do all that is required of it.

Just a thought.

Regards,

IanT

Beware of watching anything by xynudu, if it a review of a product as he is now in the pocket of banggood - they provide him with items in return for a glowing report on said bits. Not all, but I don’t give any credence to reports on provided samples.

Think here of when you might have ever seen a scathing report on any car that has been reviewed by the motoring press. They either praise it or gloss over (or entirely omit) any failures or shortcomings!

That said, if it is not connected to a review, xynudu vids are often quite handy for ideas.

I've had a Myford double-swivel vertical slide for many years - proper Myford, but the kind with only one clamp bolt. I wanted to use the slide bit for another purpose a while back so dismantled it, found that the machined base and the slide were distinctly out of parallel, by a degree or more! So much for the genuine article...

I bought a secondhand gen-you-ine Myford double swivel slide on Ebay UK for about 70 quid. Arrived in the original box, in as-new condition. No complaints at all. You have to watch the site for a while until one comes up at the right price, and at the right time when nobody with deep pockets is looking to buy one!

+1 that unless you are going to do a lot of fancy gear cutting etc, the single-swivel variety is a more sturdy unit. I will eventually get around this by adding a support under the vertical dovetail part that bolts solid to the cross slide to lock it in position. One day...

I'm envious! That's a steal!

The original Myford one I have is OK, only problem I had is that I pulled out the studs of the swivel part. It was when in use for cutting a larger size wheel, replaced the original ones with M10 ones. Niko.

If you watch for long enough, they come up. Takes patience (and a tight azz ) It cost me almost as much again for shipping to Australia though!

Can't voice an opinion on quality of Aftermarket versions. I can only endorse the quality in my genuine Vert Swivel/Slide. Purchased new 33 years ago, along with the Vice and are treated with great care.

Serves me well and very adaptable to deal with angular jobs in the absence of an alternative Mill like this Carb Throttle Plate Jig mandrel-.

I agree that if you have time and no alternative Mill for machining various jobs, then look for a good used Swivelling Myford Vert Slide.

If you don't have time, then I suppose you may have to 'bite the bullet' and go for an alternative which may well be just as good.

Anyone care to comment on the quality of these please, particularly this one from Chronos?

The above is from the first post...

I would not recommend Chronos as I purchased three quick change tool post holders for my Super 7.

They are not ground correctly and I do not use them.

The locating angles on the blocks are too thick and do not clamp correctly, also the vertical adjustment screws

are not long enough.

Very disappointed with Chronos selling something which doesn't fit/work correctly.

I am waiting until I get my Tool and cutter grinder so I can rework them so I can use them.

I now only go Genuine MYFORD