I am about to take delivery of a s/h lathe as above & need to reduce its bulk to site it 2 floors up at home.
I dont have a breakdown plan of it yet but wonder if you could advise if it is easy to take the motor off & perhaps the saddle. I will have the chuck & tailstock off as that seem simple. Are there any downsides to taking off the two former items?
Mike
I dismantled mine to get it down into my cellar. The motor comes off easily enough, as does the saddle. I also took off the motor & countershaft mounting hardware - i.e., stripped it to the basic bed plus headstock. There's no downside except remembering which screws/bolts/nuts go where!
Regards, Tony
I recovered my Myford from its home in a loft. Took two of us but no great problem, main frame and bed was heaviest load followed by the
1hp flameproof (honestly) motor. Cabinet was difficult but no too heavy.The former owner told me that the main drawback of using it in his loft was that noise and vibration was felt throughout the house.
Many thanks for the advice. I did a loft conversion 3 years ago for a workshop/office . The planned site sits on top of some 9" RSJ's against a
14" wall. I have run a Warco 918 lathe there which I am replacing. I havent had any complaints from my neighbour yet, thanks goodness Mike
I recovered my Myford from its home in a loft. Took two of us but no great problem, main frame and bed was heaviest load followed by the
1hp flameproof (honestly) motor. Cabinet was difficult but no too heavy.The former owner told me that the main drawback of using it in his loft was that noise and vibration was felt throughout the house.
I recently moved my S7B, and as Tony has suggested, I removed the motor, the tailstock, the cross-slide assembly and the countershaft assembly. I believe this is how Myford used to ship them when new (according to the manual). It's pretty easy to do - not many screws to undo - and makes a big difference to the weight. Remember to empty the oil from the gearbox, or you might get an unpleasant surprise if you tip the basic assembly over!
Mike
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