Manual for a Myford MG12 cylindrical grinder?

Hello, I've just bought a Myford cylindrical grinder, model MG12. It's in basically good condition but as with most second hand purchases, it could do with some fettling and TLC. I would very much like to get sight of a manual for it. I'm not familiar with the styles of documentation that Myford produced but an operators manual and a parts diagram would be my ideal. If someone could loan me one, I'd be happy to scan it and return it promptly. I have found copies for between £55 and £100 on the internet but am not keen on spending that much. I would be happy to put any scanned results in the public domain for others to benefit from.

I'm also wondering if anyone has added ER collet functionality to one and I'd be interested to hear from them.

Thanks for any help and kind regards,

Jon

http://Lathes.co.uk

You could try lathes.co.uk who have a huge list of machines for which they have manuals, diagrams, parts lists etc.

Edited By Nige on 04/06/2018 09:29:26

Thanks for your thoughts Nigel. I did find them but they charge £55 for a manual, which I think is rather a lot.

No, that isn't a lot. He's not a charity, he has to cover the costs of maintaining and growing an enormous archive of information and manuals about machine tools.

An MG-12 isn't a Lidl bench grinder, it's a high quality, small, cylindrical grinder that can go for £1,000 to £10,000 second hand.

Be thankful that you can find a manual!

Jonny,

Have your exact model and machine number to hand and contact **LINK**. They will have the correct manual and may well be cheaper than lathes.co.uk.

The correct manuals are reasonably useful and should cover all your stated requirements.

Depending on the exact machine you have if it is the later type (12" wheel, and optional swing down internal grinder) there were factory collet options for 4C and 5C collets. The earlier type had a different collet type that I am not familiar with.

Steve

Edited By SteveI on 05/06/2018 20:13:18