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Going thru my box of dwindling items that came with the lathe,i cleaned and refitted the threading indicator and the bed way wiper. Made and fitted a new detent pin,spring assy to the 4 way tool post. Fitted a couple of 8mm tools at centre height.All works great and ready for turning.
Also saw the 4" 3 jaw chuck its a Pratt Burnard so i stripped it all down
The jaws, scroll ,rack and pinion etc were all in excerlent condition but main
body had been abused. Someone had overtightened one of the adjusting gudgeon screw result was a small crack over one corner ,not a problem could
be left but the chuck was excerlent quality and worth saving so i ground out
a small divot over the crack and put in a stitch of weld. Fully dissasembled
clean up, oiled and refitted etc and the jobs a good one.Later on i can true it up
So far additional freebies from the bought lathe is
A 6" 4 jaw chuck fitted to the Sieg lathe
A 4" Adaptor plate to fit chinese chucks to the Myford
A 4" Pratt Bernard to fit the Myford
Still to go at,a 9" faceplt and a 4" catchplt
Also saw the 4" 3 jaw chuck its a Pratt Burnard so i stripped it all down
The jaws, scroll ,rack and pinion etc were all in excerlent condition but main
body had been abused. Someone had overtightened one of the adjusting gudgeon screw result was a small crack over one corner ,not a problem could
be left but the chuck was excerlent quality and worth saving so i ground out
a small divot over the crack and put in a stitch of weld. Fully dissasembled
clean up, oiled and refitted etc and the jobs a good one.Later on i can true it up
So far additional freebies from the bought lathe is
A 6" 4 jaw chuck fitted to the Sieg lathe
A 4" Adaptor plate to fit chinese chucks to the Myford
A 4" Pratt Bernard to fit the Myford
Still to go at,a 9" faceplt and a 4" catchplt