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Myford ML10 3 ¼” Bench Lathe Accuracy

12/04/2011 3:18 AM

A colleague of mine has recently managed to acquire the subject lathe for the right price.

According to its provenance it has never been used.

My colleague is hoping that it will provide better accuracy than his current Taiwanese built lathe. The (cheap) Taiwanese lathe has a parallel turning discrepancy of 0.5 thou per lineal inch. ie cut is slightly conical, not quite parallel.

Are there any brethren assembled in CR4 who have personal or anecdotal experience with this gem who may be able to attest to its real accuracy or otherwise?

Any other comments or tall tales of experience with this lathe would also be appreciated.

With any luck we should be able to get right off topic in no time flat.

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” bench lathe accuracy

12/04/2011 5:57 AM

Does the tailstock have a method of being offset slightly, and thereby corrected?

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” bench lathe accuracy

12/04/2011 7:42 AM

Yes. Pretty sure all lathes have this.

I suggested that to my mate.

Only helps if you are turning between centres though.

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” bench lathe accuracy

12/08/2011 11:34 AM

The headstock is also adjustable and will cure his problem.

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” Bench Lathe Accuracy

12/04/2011 10:50 PM

They seem to have a rather good reputation...what year is it ? It seems they started this model in '68...

http://www.lathes.co.uk/myfordml10/

http://www.mikes-models.com/files/Download/hemingway%20catalougue%20kits.pdf

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12/04/2011 11:14 PM

Thanks for posting the picture and the links.

I forgot to do that before hitting the 'submit' button

Unsubmit....Doh!!

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” Bench Lathe Accuracy

12/05/2011 2:25 AM

Hi folks, I really don't want to spoil the party, but with all due respect this device looks rather flimsy. Dunno 'bout the price, but looks like a Schaublin would much more stand up to the challenge.
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12/05/2011 2:53 AM

The price was right.

ie free.

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” Bench Lathe Accuracy

12/05/2011 3:15 AM

Years ago, I thought about buying a Unimat modelmaker-sized lathe. This unit appears to be larger and more robust, but maybe not up to real industrial scale. What is adjustable on it that could correct the undesired taper? Could the problem be as simple as a loose grip between the workpiece and the tailstock?

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12/05/2011 5:33 AM

The Unimat and even this fine bit of British industrial art do have a a bit of a flimsy character to them.

I wonder about the accuracy of the Myford, not because it is small but because of its visual character. There are loads of smaller lathes that just ooze with visually discernible, precision capability. Why is that I wonder...... ...................???

I'm back now. The problem with the Taiwanese lathe is that the axis of rotation of the chuck is not parallel to the lathe bed guide rails. Although turning between centres could compensate for this with some tailstock tweaking and dead centering a chuck driven piece could flex the piece parallel to the bed whilst turning it is often not possible to do so. Eg when boring.

I have free access to another (local) mate's lathe for odd jobs. I have always wanted one of my own though. Hmmmm lathe, drool....I've gone again.............

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12/05/2011 7:20 AM

Myford has an real good reputation in the model world. Parallelism can also be that the lathe is not level end to end/front to back. And this is critical on the bigger lathes.

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” Bench Lathe Accuracy

12/05/2011 7:25 AM

Hey Wal

I have a "cheap" lathe and with a bit of tweeking got it to .01mm accuracy over 150 mm. The Myford will probably get that but I expect it will have to be tuned in.

If your friend doesn't want his old (cheap) lathe anymore, I would like to know.

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12/05/2011 8:36 AM

Still needs it for bigger things.

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12/05/2011 3:24 PM

He may be able to get it straight, with headstock realignment, or with shimming of bed... occasionally twisted ways can be straightened via shimming.

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” Bench Lathe Accuracy

12/05/2011 8:58 AM

Headstock need aligning! as most turning is done without tailstock, aligning it would be a waste.

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” Bench Lathe Accuracy

12/06/2011 6:30 AM

As rrnut2 said, the Myfords do have a good reputation in the UK as a precision model makers lathe and some fetch good prices if in a decent condition. I think that there's also a lot of tooling suppliers for them - check UK ebay.

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Re: Myford ML10 3 ¼” Bench Lathe Accuracy

12/06/2011 7:48 AM

Check out the site "The Home Machinist" and you may find even more help there.

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