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ihaven't thefoggiest	16/06/2009 17:15:36
4 forum posts	Is it still possible to get non Myford (say Lorch) bedways reground? Does anyone have information on companies that have the knowledge, experience and tools to regrind 40 yr old lathes? Regards Ian
Niloch	16/06/2009 20:11:50
371 forum posts	This company may no longer be in existence. The ad. was in a 2003 ME - 4199. No www address given which doesn't bode well. I believe they would not have been far from our esteemed editor's former environment and he may have more up-to-date information. Lexster Machine Tool Services Unit 84, 46 Holton Rd, Holton Heath, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6LT Tel: 01202 620652 (Lathe bed and slideway regrinding on Churchill 8' x 2' slideway grinder)
David Clark 1	17/06/2009 07:59:51
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi There I worked at Holton Heath and never saw that company. The only one I remember in Poole was KLJ machine tools I think. Again they don't seem to be in exstence. regards David
mgj	17/06/2009 08:35:38
1017 forum posts 14 photos	Google lathe bed regrinds. There are some 10 pages of contacts (various -some refer to articles). KMZ near Exeter look as if they might be worth a ring.
ian j	17/06/2009 17:10:50
337 forum posts 371 photos	Try Brian Caddy of unislide grinding co ltd. At Nuneaton tel 024 7634 0068. If he's still in business.
ihaven't thefoggiest	18/06/2009 10:45:44
4 forum posts	Thanks everyone for the comments so far. As you probably guessed, neither Lexter Machine Tools or KLJ seem to be inexistence anymore although the business's could be running under another name. Googling obviously does come up with a lot of information but provides no answers, if it had, I wouldn't be answering the question. KMZ doesn't come up at all. Thanks Ian for the connection to Unislide Grinding. Brian Caddy has since left but I spoke to Tony Clark of Clark Machinery the parent company of Unislide. He tells me that they can do bedway regrinding but they have no dimensional data for this particular Lorch, I would have been surprised if they had, Anyway it's a good lead which I shall be following up.
Brian Caddy 1	02/07/2009 13:13:42
2 forum posts	yes Brian Caddy is still in business as Slideway Services ltd visit web site for contact details www.slidewayservices.co.uk
ihaven't thefoggiest	03/07/2009 09:49:38
4 forum posts	I literally bumped into Brian Caddy at his grinding machine by mistake. After introductions I left my lathe with him for regrinding. Two days later it was ready for collection with the bed ground and the apron skimmed for positioning of the lead screw. The bed has the inverted V so is more complex than say a Schaublin or Myford. So far I am very impressed with the work but it will not be until final assembly that I will be able to document the results. Brian started his own business, Slideway Services Ltd, 02476 327874 or www.slidewayservices.co.uk.
Paul Barrett	16/06/2012 21:58:41
59 forum posts 16 photos	Does anyone have a rough idea of the cost to regrind a lathe bed. I would like to get my 13 X 30 C8C lathe bed reground? How do they compensate for the saddle sitting lower after grinding with reference to the leadscrew? Paul.
Springbok	17/06/2012 06:20:01
879 forum posts 34 photos	Couple of exmyford chaps chaps now adverting in ME giving a regound service Daren and Peter 07790364189 [email protected] There have been several threads about them recently. Bob
Jon	18/06/2012 00:33:09
1001 forum posts 49 photos	Paul i have heard advertising on similar machine sizes ie M300 at £800. Personally i wouldnt trust with a barge pole, theres grinders and theres grinders. 20 odd year ago full regrind puka job ok for Rolls on an ML7 over a grand. A decent grinder wont need dimensional data, they calculate first then machine. Other parts are then machined to suit. The only realistic way to get the price down is to skimp in certain areas, quality costs.

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