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Yes ... I picked up a Nova chuck on ebay for £35 ... had to buy an insert for it but it was still cheap - they usually go for a lot more. It's got a little bit of run out but not excessive. Made a lot of difference - would now consider it an essential piece of equipment. Got a city in guilds...

It really doesn't weep out that much - a litre of TQF has lasted me nearly two years and I don't think it's even half empty yet. Variable speed conversion is the one thing I would add to the lathe - it's a bit of a pain changing the belts, if you can rig a reverse as well for sanding you will...

No ... should not be grease. I use TQF automatic transmission fluid which has same viscosity as Nuto 32 but a lot less cost. The bearings are set up to weep so after you have cleaned all the grease out you fill the two bearing cavities with your lubricant until is starts to weep out at the...

Hi Guys - Yes, I saw the stebcentre on ebay and put a bid on it but got pipped at the post - it was me that pushed it up to £21.10 and it went for £23.11 ! Probably still a bargain at that price but my budget for both centres is £30 and I needed to leave enough cash to pick up a revolving tail...

Ha Ha .... :lol Yes, when I looked at it when I got it home (bought it in the dark !) that was what I thought ... but then I looked closer and the front of the bench with the cupboards was on the side I was looking at the lathe from, the headstock was on the right and the tailstock on my left ...

Hi Guys, thanks for a quick response: I've just had a look at Stebcentres on the internet - quite expensive at nearly £40 but I can see the advantages - in the event of a 'dig in' in particular - I might have to save up a bit but it looks like something for the future ... Glad to hear that my...

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum - not a complete novice but it's about 40 years since I did any turning and so I'm a little rusty ! So ... I've bought this lovely little Myford ML8 - it's a fairly late (by Myford standards !) model in silver Hammerite - serial number N145679 I think - must...