17-04-2013, 04:41 PM
Hi,
Thanks Refugee. Sorry about the blurred picture but now the bit of plastic isn't important. I removed the motor brushes and they are excellent also the comm looks in decent nick.
Bron and I are having a trip over to Halifax tomorrow morning; I've arranged to have the two Myford carriages re-ground so once these are done I'll resume restoring the Myford's. Both beds are re-ground and painted; one already has had extensive work on the head stock with new Tufnol bearings and the mandrel metal sprayed in stainless steel then re-ground to original specification.
Putting the Myford's back together isn't a difficult job but cleaning up and painting does make it a lot longer.
I was going to work on the Myford's this year so I might as well get on with them.
I've just stripped the two carriages down and loaded them into the car ready for tomorrow. Typical though the weather forecast is so far totally wrong; heavy rain forecast for this afternoon but so far without a single drop and I reckon the afternoon is about over? It's been wonderful though to work in the garage this afternoon with the doors wide open with the wind rattling them
Kind regards, Col.
Thanks Refugee. Sorry about the blurred picture but now the bit of plastic isn't important. I removed the motor brushes and they are excellent also the comm looks in decent nick.
Bron and I are having a trip over to Halifax tomorrow morning; I've arranged to have the two Myford carriages re-ground so once these are done I'll resume restoring the Myford's. Both beds are re-ground and painted; one already has had extensive work on the head stock with new Tufnol bearings and the mandrel metal sprayed in stainless steel then re-ground to original specification.
Putting the Myford's back together isn't a difficult job but cleaning up and painting does make it a lot longer.
I was going to work on the Myford's this year so I might as well get on with them.
I've just stripped the two carriages down and loaded them into the car ready for tomorrow. Typical though the weather forecast is so far totally wrong; heavy rain forecast for this afternoon but so far without a single drop and I reckon the afternoon is about over? It's been wonderful though to work in the garage this afternoon with the doors wide open with the wind rattling them
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.