Maximat 7/Emcomat 7 Headstock Upgrade - Pt. 1

Part 1 of the Emco headstock upgrade project. Replacing the bronze bushings with ball bearings and creating a new spindle flange.
Take a look and let me know what you think!
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[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Just found your channel and Subscribed. Very interesting. Nice work

[@roddyworkshop4454]

I appreciate the support, thank you

[@jerrypeal653]

That 7 looks a lot like my 8.4 . I also have the mill attached. Good little machines.

[@roddyworkshop4454]

They're very similar. Couldn't agree more - great machines

[@carlwilson1772]

Greetings from the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 Great film and nice work on what looks to be a very serviceable modification. I came here on the recommendation of my brother Dean, at Retromeccanica. He has an Emco Maximat V10P. They are quite rare machines in the UK so I imagine even more so in the US. I have a far more common (in the UK anyway) Harrison lathe. Anyway, I enjoyed your video and I've subscribed.

[@roddyworkshop4454]

Thank you! It was a fun little project that, so far, is working great. You are spot on - these machines are extremely hard to come by in the US, at least near me. Harrison lathes are quite beefy! If I had more space then I would love to upgrade to bigger machine. As always, I appreciate the support and will try to make decent videos.

[@carlwilson1772]

@@roddyworkshop4454 I'm glad your modification is working well. I look forward to your next film!