A lot of them turn up on ebay but they all seem to be from seller "lathe-parts" in England.
Depending on condition, they cost $150 to $200 but the shipping more than doubles that.
Does anyone know of something here in North America where the shipping would be a little more reasonable?
Thanks for any pointers.
DOC
Often eccentric. Sometimes off center.
Myford's are about as common as hen's teeth on this side of the pond. If you own a mill, I'd start shopping for *any* brand tail stock that is about the right size and modify it. Wouldn't be a real small project but no reason it wouldn't work well.
Karl
Indeed. Karl nails it as usual.
Gunner
Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab your wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do something damned nasty to all three of them.
I've done that with tailstocks and bed turrets etc several times in the past--easiest way is to start out with one that's from a slightly smaller lathe and build an adapter/ riser rather than to take a bigger one and try to hack it down.
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