I have 3 Myford ML7 headstocks that need restoration. There is of course a lot more to it, like changing damaged parts, eg. broken off teeth in the back-gear system, oilers, attending to the spindle itself and the "cosmetics" ie. painting, but central to an effort to bring it back to proper functionality is, in my eyes at least, rescraping the bearings.
The first part of the documentation I made covers the scraping of the bearings. The next will be measurements and refitting to the bed and then testing as well as a video on an experimental effort to improve the MT2 taper.. I plan to grind these in-situ anyway if needed.
I plan to install an ELS system on 2 of these machines, which will be a little different than for the Super 7's I have done, adjusting for smaller design changes between these 2 lathe types, building on my experiences and hopefully adopting the aquired knowledge in the best manner.
5 мар 2022
