02-10-2019, 09:32 PM
(02-10-2019, 06:33 PM)Charles P Wrote:Indeed, the M-Type - as also built by Myford from around 1941 onwards - was an excellent lathe; I had one as my first lathe and managed to collect all the maker's accessories, except for the con-rod boring rig - one of which, of course, turned up a week later (the Beardered Wizard uses on of these). In its later, Myford-branded form from around 1941 onwards, the M-type was offered on a really well-engineered 12-speed, all-V-belt-drive stand that transformed its ease of use.(02-10-2019, 03:02 PM)Alan Wrote: The Drummond certainly has idiosyncrasies. So much so that it’s good for only the most basic of jobs. I’ve had it forever though.
However by the time Drummond made the M Type at the end of the 20's they'd created a really useful lathe. I lightened an Austin 7 flywheel on mine.
My lathe came from the son of the original purchaser who was a development engineer with Aston in the 30's
Charles