Henrik's playground: planing Myford beds

[@pieterkrijgsman4377]

I love it when professional people show how it's done...if you pay attention you can learn a lot of them. Great job 👍

[@jansverrehaugjord9934]

Thnks!

[@somebodyelse6673]

The sound of the planer cutting makes me think I'm hearing the grain of the cast iron. I can't wait to see what crazy machine Henrik uses to restore his planer bed, when that time comes. Hehe, would that be Henrik and you, with hand scrapers, a truck load of beer, and a really impressive straight edge? I have heard it said that a lathe is the only machine tool that can build itself, but I think a planer could do that too.

[@jansverrehaugjord9934]

Thnks for commenting. I think Henrik has some projects coming, yes!

[@philiprogers5772]

Very satisfying to watch. I always wonder about my Myford.

[@jansverrehaugjord9934]

Thnks. I have plenty of more "hypnotizing" footage from the planing itself :) If your parts are turning out with less quality and/or accuracy than you need, then the machine may be worn to a degree where you can consider to have the surfaces restored. Usually this involves taking the whole machine apart, starting from the bed and move up from there. It almost invetably also invloves eitehr grinding (or planing) and scraping, plus replacing parts. Luckily there is a good stock of old parts plus of course a very nice running service from Myford (subsidiary of RDG tools) for parts and accessories etc.

[@jorickferies2299]

Old machine to refurbish old machine , nice job as always, thank you very much for sharing !! Have a good day

[@jansverrehaugjord9934]

Thnks the same! Yes, 130 old planer planing 40-60 year old Myford beds :)

[@multirole240]

Thanks Jan. What a wonderful old machine. They knew how to make machines in those days and still producing excellent results. Thanks for the video, I alway enjoy your videos and learn a lot from them. Best wishes from the uk.

[@jansverrehaugjord9934]

And thank you also for the nice comemnts. Yes, agree, they made very nice machines also long before any electronics & software was developed and introduced and later was used in different ways, including measurements and calculations eg. numeric control and compesating for irregularities.

[@MgBaggg]

That's an awesome piece of machinery modernized. With excellent results too!

[@jansverrehaugjord9934]

Thnks. Yes, indeed is a nice machine. Results were surprisingly good!

[@henrikandren6967]

Nice video of excellent work as always Jan Sverre! You're always welcome, this old planer still has many lathe beds left to go 😀

[@jansverrehaugjord9934]

Thnks Henrik. Yes, I bet it can outlast us both.. probably another 100 years, with proper care!

[@henrikandren6967]

@@jansverrehaugjord9934 haha, yah it's already ahead of us being 130 years plus

[@christianstab5299]

do you take orders for refurbishing a super 7 bed? I was desperately looking for a company here in Germany and couldn't find one …

[@jansverrehaugjord9934]

@@christianstab5299 Sorry, I don't, but I may have a "German machinist friend" capable to help you. pl. contact me at Messenger or Whatsup

[@jansverrehaugjord9934]

Henrik Andren will be able to do this also! He can plane the bed as well as do the fitting of other parts eg. underside of saddle, tailstock foot and I can probably be persuaded to assist on the other aspects of this :)