Myford

Myford

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18 August 2019 at 18:59 #26782
john brown 17
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Felt ?
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18 August 2019 at 18:59 #424916
john brown 17
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The bed scaper on the myford needs replacing ,the one on it is felt,am thinking of using leather,my southbend seems happy with leather,any opinions please.
18 August 2019 at 19:07 #424917
HOWARDT
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Industrial bed wipers are rubber as their function is to wipe off coolant and swarf as the saddle travels, lubrication is fed through the saddle, so two separate systems. Felt can be oil filled but can also retain small swarf particles, leather can be soaked in oil to a degree and is probably less prone to swarf retention. Either will do the job, but I think neither is ideal.
18 August 2019 at 20:07 #424924
john brown 17
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Well thanks for that ,in fact l do have some rubber that l could make the wiper from,will give that ago,but as l said the leather ones on the southbend work great,myford just sell the felt ones still.
18 August 2019 at 20:13 #424925
Pete Rimmer
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More modern machines might have rubber wipers but traditionally they are mostly felt for all sizes of lathe.
18 August 2019 at 21:22 #424937
Rod Renshaw
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These felts are still available for Myford 7s.

I understand that you can make your own and that chiropody felt ,available on the web, is a good material to use.

Rod
21 August 2019 at 11:09 #425304
Mark Gould 1
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If you decide to make them yourself, here are the dimensions you require. You’ll have to scroll down 3 or 4 posts to see the drawing. I think thats valid for both ML7 and S7 lathes.

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Edited By Mark Gould 1 on 21/08/2019 11:11:20
21 August 2019 at 11:24 #425306
Baz
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Home and workshop machinery sell the proper thing, described as bridge or rifle type, look on their website, I believe they are the remaining stock from the Myford factory. Why bother wasting time making some when the correct thing is available off the shelf?
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