Hi William, I do hope you didnt move the table 1 1/4" I think the drawing says 1 1/8" i did that and made the throw too big. enjoying your vids, they are inspiring me to get my finger out and finish fitting new boiler to my current maid. Then get on with another I stripped to paint so long ago, I am going have fun finding all the nuts and bolts
just found your channel and even though I have a running Maid I also have a couple of part built ones that i need to get on and finish, so finding your channel a little inspiring. Nigel
hello william.. i am in the process of converting a centec2 to a 2a ie belt drive to gearbox drive its simple enough but i am baffled by the high and low racios how are they connected ? any ideas? regards laurence
Didn’t play with dolls as a child, but having a newborn felt like I was playing with one. I was told newborns are chick magnets. Only true if your trying to attract old widows or girls half the age of consent Hopefully both yours are healthy
Seems like the arbour is turning the wrong direction so it’s undoing the nut. Maybe reverse it? But then you are climb cutting, so maybe come at the workpiece from the other direction?
Yeah - really the problem is that I hadn't used a drawbar on the arbor, so it was able to extend out and brush the inside face of the overarm support bearing.
@@williamsworkshopuk That makes sense. I am debating adding a key way to my C2a arbor… it just seems like it has way more power than it is able to unleash. Some have suggested the lack of keyway is a kind of safety feature, but I want to try some slab cutting and I am just not sure that nut will do the job.
In the Netherlands Emco and Myford has become cult brands and expansive. I can buy a mint condition Schaublin or AI hembrug for the same price or less. I never seen Emco and Myford in the high end workshops like those of Oldelft and Philips. But i saw AI Hembrug and Schaublin there. I dont have to think long about which one to buy.
I quite simply cannot understand the fascination with Myford lathes, particularly when you have just pointed out all the faults. My brother in law has one, plus a larger type of mini lathe. He seems to use the mini lathe far more than the Myford., which he bought because it was being offered at a really good price, only a couple of 100's, but the he doesn't use it. A full spec Connoisseur is now nearly £13K new, a Chester Coventry Pro is 1/2 that, others are available. I just bought a Chester Bristol VS with CSS, ex university, less than 12 years old for 1/2 the price of the Myford. I don't need to worry about the hole down the spindle, it's 52mm.
Myford no longer exist, they are not "owned by RDG Tools", the same family which owns RDG bought the rights to the Myford brand but the Myford factory in Nottingham was closed, gutted and all the machinery sold at auction, parts are now manufactured in Poland or further afield. You should have bought yourself a Long Bed for 3 feet between centres, all your other moans are largely dealt with by buying a Super7 instead of your "Poverty Spec" ML7. Your bed is Cast Iron, do read up on the stuff you're planning to spout about!
Some of the Earliest Model Railways built in Britain before World War Two, were "finescale" (by the standards of the time), as clearly seen at Pendon Museum, Long Whittenham, Near Didcot today. Which maintains a pre-war layout called "Madda Valley". Virtually everything in those days had to be handbuilt as there was almost NOTHING commercially available !!
The original chuck setup allows you to centre the part by loosening the three bolts. Then snug them back and tap the chuck body until its running perfect.
Where did you get those attachments? When I look on eBay there is an infinite amount of vendors that sell this attachment from India. Did you do the same or is yours a genuine British made?
I have a unimat lathe mill combo with the power thread cutting attachment on it, is anyone making a video on how to use this little machine for the setup and use for the beginner. If it's like your video it would be perfect for me.
Many of the issues you mention were fixed on the newer version. You just need to upgrade. :) When tuned properly, this is the Bentley of lathes. Amazing machine!
Hi mate. Im a younger builder like yourself but i went 7 1/4 because i like to throw away my money. Anyway, i have i B'port and i ended up having to rebuild all the spindle bearings, motor bearings and upper head bearings as well as sort out the table for some issues during my build too (its a worn machine... i know now!) so you're definitely not alone with mill strife! My attitude is; the quickest way to build it is to fix the issue in front of you. I'm saving for a boiler... see you in 20 years. Good work keep going.
Thank you so much for the kind words! This product is in no way abandoned, but it’s on a bit of a hold at the moment - I’ll be back to it soon though don’t worry maybe we both have ours finished at the same time!?
I think at this stage, it’s just convention that everything is already entered around on Myford ML7 for typical beginners work - but that’s changing now they’ve been out of production for so long and cheaper, Chinese machines are becoming far more prevalent.
@@williamsworkshopuk do most of my machine work for veteran vehicles on a 1912 Drummond dual height, and a 1941 Fiedler and Schubert mill. Indestructible old lumps.
