Recent content by Davidpryor

OK, so I may have been a bit timid with it. After reading about the bearings not being designed for grease etc I decided to give it some welly and both the screws are now off. (I was afraid of shattering the housing). So it can be oiled before use now. That's a bit disappointing about the...

Hi all, Been a while and I'm back at the lathe. Started priming and painting for assembly. I'm having problems with the two screws on top of the headstock. I'm assuming they are oil drip feed ports? I cannot for the life of me get the off. Ive tried an impact driver too. Short of drilling...

Hi Trevanion! Thats pretty cool!! Look forward to seeing the progress you make. Is there a link to the page to follow? So far we have stripped it down to each component, we planned on cleaning it up and re painting it. The main things we have seen so far: - The motor isn't in the greatest...

Hello all, I have searched through a few posts to find anyone who has refurbished an old Myford ML8 with no luck.... Me and a friend have came across an old cream Myford ML8 :D in a bit of a sorry state and are looking to refurbish it to its full glory and get her turning wood again! Is...