Thread: Myford Bed Regrinding

DSEL you need to clear some message space so I can send you a PM

There is this company, in Mona Vale, (northern Sydney); http://www.mtasupport.com.au/index.html
I remember them as Hardwick & Tatam.
regs,
AndrewOC

Hi Guys, Dsel74,

I've called at my local engineering works and collected my mill table along with some advice about gibs and refitting it. They said that I really should bring in the cross slide and base along with the table so that they can make sure that its square and fits properly. I did ask the manager how much they would charge to regrind a Myford lathe bed. Basically I was told that the setting up might take longer that it would to regrind, particularly since it was just a flat piece. Anyhow grinding is charged at £35 per hour plus VAT (20%) and probably three hours. So around £130 uk pounds. Curiously one old timer thought it was my machine I was talking about, "In my day they scraped them! did the job right" was his remark.

Anyway I hope that this gives you a better Idea of the cost should you decide to go down that route.

I cannot talk for melbourne area, but engineering shops here are on about double that rate BaronJ

Originally Posted by .RC.

I cannot talk for melbourne area, but engineering shops here are on about double that rate BaronJ

Ouch ! I can see why you guys buy a lot of stuff from overseas.

It seems odd to me that you guys seem to get bargains in used machinery, whilst over here it is less common and far far higher in price.

I can remember some auctions that I attended, maybe 20, 25 odd years ago, and the scrap merchants would get good shapers, vertical borers and turret lathes for peanuts. I've watched them come in with sledge hammers and simply smash the stuff up for scrap metal. Nowadays it seems to be Chinese junk because the good old iron just isn't around anymore.

Originally Posted by Stustoys

That should fit on my plate if I ever get to see it again(the plate that is)

Stuart

You need help tidying up????

jhovel

DSEL you need to clear some message space so I can send you a PM

I haven't bee able to get the forum to load the last few days, made some space now.




I was in the local engineering shop today and he reckons they quote out at $100/Hr, he also said the business was almost dead in the water…

Originally Posted by DSEL74

You need help tidying up????

I was in the local engineering shop today and he reckons they quote out at $100/Hr, he also said the business was almost dead in the water…

At today's exchange rate that's just over £50 per hour.

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Do you have VAT/GST to pay on top as well ?

$100+10% gst is about the norm for general machining.

That's about the going rate for most things now days, mechanics, electricians, etc. Thanks to all the Govt. red tape and regulations

About 6-7 years ago a Myford bed and topslide regrind at Ranch Auto in Perth was around $600, big portion of cost being the setup time due to it not being their usual run of the mill item. There was a video around of it being done in the UK, maybe even from Myford themselves, but cant find it now. IIRC the shims are laminated and can be peeled off to adjust for reduced material thickness. All the best with it. Alan.

Originally Posted by DSEL74

You need help tidying up????

No I need space, I keep buying "stuff" lol
I've stopped working on "things" and am now just cleaning up.
Hope to be able to reach my plate in about a month.

Hows the measuring going?

Originally Posted by Stustoys

No I need space, I keep buying "stuff" lol
I've stopped working on "things" and am now just cleaning up.
Hope to be able to reach my plate in about a month.

Hows the measuring going?

Trying to find a 50mm Micrometer, I'm fairly sure I picked one up at a swapmeet about 18mths ago but I may be looking for a figment of my imagination

49 or 51 one wonders..... I assume 49mm. I'm sure I'll have something around here to get you started.
I'm not so sure a mic is needed(though its nice to check your findings). I'll have a think and look around my shed. I assume you have a DTI?
Do you have an inside mic or telescopic gauges that can measure the slot in the bed for parallel? Now I assume it will be parallel as thats what locates the tailstock right? But if in the beginning you are going to make that your datum, it would be nice to know it was pretty close.

Stuart

26-50mm Mic. No I don't have either inside Mic or gauges. I do have a DTI but not sure how you are thinking to use it?