Rodney Restoration : The Great Myford Milling Attachment

The much sought after Rodney Milling Attachment for Myford lathes.
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[@HandToolRescue]

That decal taping was some serious commitment!

[@yak-machining]

The model

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

Shoulda put a "Delboy" on instead... 😂

[@tfarris1]

Oh hello, nice to see you here

[@jetsonIFY]

@@yak-machining God save us!! Not THE MODEL !!!!

[@Marsredspace]

@@tfarris1 👈 I have to get my Hair El gobierno. ZA 😘

[@TheSoulaimane9]

Epic Doom music for an epic paint job !!!

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

I came soo close to buying the Rodney... but then I got me a giant Van Norman for cheap... never regretted it, I still have it too, 40 years later ! 🤫 Oh yeah... I have a QC box.. 😏 (But I still need the changewheels for metric😒) BTW... can you buy 2MT soft centres & turn them into collets ? I just made my own from free-cutting steel (I have the taper turning attachment too 😉)... worked out okay though not very springy, obviously 🙄 From the Emerald Isle 😎👍☘🍺

[@MysterSmythe]

Loved the Doom music in there, perfect fit!

[@donstewart2059]

i remember seeing these in machinery magazines in 1980s

[@levpetrov3156]

Thank you! 👍

[@orangetruckman]

May I recommend for that bearing race that was stuck in the spindle-try using an aerosol can of air duster and spray it upside down to super cool the bearing race and shrink it. Great video sir 👍🏻

[@DanTheAngry]

The other day I was actually thinking to myself, "Geoffrey Croker hasn't put a video out in a bit. Must be working of something cool." I was right.

[@ricardoverhof]

Welding along the inside of a stuck bearing race will shrink it to make it come out better. Cover any parts subject to spatter in a good grease coating won’t be too bad to clean.

[@JamieBainbridge]

You make such amazing content. You're just a bloke at home on his own, but your videos are better quality than entire teams who make commercial TV shows. 11/10 👌

[@jamesgibb9737]

Agreed!

[@janosnagyj.9540]

This was the same I was thinking while watching it. All those "scientific" channels are nowhere compared to this video...

[@mumblbeebee6546]

I totally second and third this - it is an audiovisual pleasure to watch your videos, thank you very much for the entertainment and for sharing your knowledge and experiences!

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

I'll upvote you on that too !! 😎👍☘🍺

[@chrisross-smith4358]

Absolutely sensational video. Funny, informative, exceptional quality, I could go on.... Looking forward to seeing the next ones. 👍

[@MrButtonpresser]

My wife: "what on earth are you watching?" Me: Ummmm, it's complicated...

[@DudeGuy-zt9eg]

**R O D N E Y**

[@genejeffries2888]

Love, I could explain it to you, but you just don't have the glands to understand. Yes, I'm aware I've just defined why I'm happily still a Batchelor in one sentence.

[@TheHailacopter]

Just say porn.

[@ianjoyce5120]

Masking the Rodney logo was almost as complicated as Binkey's roof.

[@brettclayton307]

Dude i have never been more excited about a KZbin notification. You’re my favorite creator on this app.

[@lawrencelarson988]

It’s good to have you back. Cant wait for more Land Rover

[@Cous1nJack]

Seconded. His is good too, I know what’s coming with a land rover but don’t see inside many lathes etc

[@lawrencelarson988]

@@Cous1nJack agreed. But I love the angry man red screen that makes an appearance on the Land Rover series. As I have the same angry red screen happen in my projects.

[@RovingCanada]

I'm going to show my Canadian influence here, but I like the tool and Land Rover content.🇨🇦

[@jonnoMoto]

Just FYI, welding a bead on the inside of that bearing shell would make it fall out once cooled down

[@kisoia]

Agreed, that's the way I remove valve seats from aluminum heads :)

[@jongerber3476]

I used a torch and a wet rag for years . Works great . You just have to get the heat on quickly and no spatter. Fought for many years before I learned this trick . Great video .

[@CrusaderSports250]

@@kisoia I to have used this method to great success, mig or stick either will do, just protect the rest from spatter.

[@Gottenhimfella]

Another welding technique which requires less weld metal (and associated heat and spatter) is to tack an offcut of flat bar or a parted off disk, washer or similar to bridge across the raceway, (use small electrodes if stick welding) and use that bridge to press the raceway out.

[@bobuilt10]

Yup, works every time for me.

[@scghost]

My prayers to NZ sheep gods has been answered

[@assembler01]

At last, good to see another Croker production.

[@geoffscott265]

Great video, nice restoration. I've had a Myford ML7 for about 20 years, I was aware of Rodney's existence but never actually seen him in action. Seems to work quite well. I think if I had a mill attachment on a lathe, one thing I would want to do is be able to mill/drill a piece that was still in the lathe chuck, or between centres. Rodney clearly can't do that because his big arse is right in the way.

[@porcelainbidet]

Oh sweet goodness I've missed you

[@PiefacePete46]

I AM that "One other person"! I have owned a Rodney for about twenty years. Rodney and his mate Myford Super Seven have been in storage for twelve years, sadly the storage was not exactly waterproof. The Myford did not fare too badly; the compound slide and quick-change toolpost were off the lathe, and are a bit of a mess, although fixable. Rodney did not come out as well, and will be a daunting task... Still, I know where to come for reference. :o) Many thanks for another enjoyable (and, for me, inspirational) video. P.S. Sorry, no literature. :o(

[@300DBenz]

1:25 Uhoh, that’s not good, you have freed the spirit of Rodney!

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

At least there was no magic smoke to escape... 🙄 I'da put a bit of preload on the spindle bearings, just taking up the play wasn't enough in my book... just sayin.. 🤔

[@byOldHand]

I’m here for the first time and I'm literally mesmerized at the moment 😍😍 Rodney with myFord ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Man you made my day, this combination is absolutely a dream. thank youvery much for this beautiful work and filming 👍🏻🛠⭐️🍀 Of course Subs ✅

[@AdeSwash]

What a fabulous restoration of the iconic Rodney, your videos are fun and entertaining, thanks for the upload :)

[@GeoffreyCroker]

I was watching your videos the other night. The ball turning tool. I thought, hey I’ve seen this guys name before! I’ll check out more videos when I get a chance. The ball turning vid was great 👍

[@UrbanCynic101]

To get a bearing shell out of a blind area like the quill you can run a weld around the inside of the bearing shell with a mig or arc. The shell will drop out when it cools.

[@jamesmurphy4288]

Id looks a bit weird that the idler pulley for the belt would push on the inside of the belt. It would be better to use a larger belt, get more wrap around the pulleys and then the idler would be against the outside of the belt?

[@GeoffreyCroker]

I didn't think to try that. It's a good idea though. I'm not sure if there's enough travel in the tensioner but I would have tried if I'd thought about it. Other problem was that this profile belt isn't common so they have to be ordered in each time I try another length.

[@jamesmurphy4288]

@@GeoffreyCroker Either way, loving the videos! Great honest content!

[@georgeyoung2336]

Absolutely loved the video. Extremely entertaining and informative. Your attention to detail is on point and your skill is next level. Beautiful paint work. I'm sure that Rodney didn't look as good when it was brand new. Great choice to add the sticker. Beautiful work and I look forward to your next video.

[@Dudez86]

Holy shit!! it’s been too long

[@brianalder2234]

Hi again 😊 Did some more research on why it's called a Rodney ! Feel a bit silly , built by another company and adopted by Myford . There all called Rodney even over here ! Should have done more investigating before commenting 😅😅😅

[@ncktbs]

man i feel bad that you didnt know or forgot about the old "weld a bead on a stuck bearing race trick"

[@alexanderconnell800]

Was thinking the same thing 😃

[@frankblack1481]

..anyone care to tell him AvE’s ‘greasy rag’ method for getting bearings out?

[@АлексейЗолин-б8у]

Какая извилистая инженерная мысль. Я то думал что вертикальные фрезерные столы на токарных станках были первыми или как у американцев а 30-х годах поворотные на передней бабке. Спасибо за информацию. Узнал новое.

[@davesmith9325]

Turds do not come better polished than this. Well done sir. Now put the Myford and Rodney in the glass case whete they belong and buy yourself a decent lathe and mill.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

If anyone out there has original Rodney literature, I would really appreciate it if you could scan and email it to me. I'm trying to gather all the documentation that goes with the machines I restore so that I can make it available to everyone. Edit: I am aware of the brochure on lathes .co .uk. Because that site is one guys hobby, I don't want to screw him by buying it from him to share around. If the same brochure comes from an original source, that's fine.

[@gpz550a2]

lathes.co.uk/rodney is worth a look...

[@paulleggett9735]

Does this help? store.lathes.co.uk/print/mr532

[@Orxenhorf]

I took a brief look around www.vintagemachinery.org but it doesn't seem to be on there, unless it's under whatever its model number is.

[@louis3141]

@@Orxenhorf They have a ton of great stuff on there

[@ronwilken5219]

Your best bet is going to be lathes UK. Contact them if they don't show it on their site. If anyone knows where you might get one they will. All the dealings I've had with them over the years they've been most helpful.

[@sillbeer]

Pretty sure I’m going to hear you whispering “Rodney” in my nightmares 😀

[@josephastier7421]

I've had that stuck in my head for three days now.

[@sillbeer]

@@josephastier7421 in a soft breathy voice …”Rodney”

[@josephastier7421]

@@sillbeer AAHHHH!!!!!

[@sethbracken]

I love that your mildly antagonistic relationship with the commentariat is a regular and prominent feature of your vids.

[@haphazard1342]

The only bigger chumps than Geoffrey are we the commentariat. It's a healthy antagonism.

[@paulwomack5866]

See also "Watch Wes Work" for more of this sort of thing!

[@DrewLSsix]

That's an awesome attachment, I'm hoping to make up a similar thing for my old American lathe but mine will be independently driven via that boon the the home machinist, the treadmill motor.

[@kieranshanley7365]

Made my day to see a new video. I think Geoff is the funniest guy on KZbin. I want to buy old lathes and land rovers even though I know I couldn’t fix them. Soo good

[@kimber1958]

you did a wonderful job. You’re probably increased its value tenfold

[@WeekendWrenchTurner]

Underrated channel. Love it Geoff🍺🍺

[@tm199100]

I believe that the ticket for putting the belt on was, taking out the left pulley, putting the belt on both pulleys and then put the pulley in place

[@Nickgowans]

Like AVE but without the offensive Canadian accent and messy bench 😂

[@Tom-yc8jv]

You could have tack welded something to the stuck raceway and pulled it out easily

[@CathyInBlue]

"All of the parts falling off this machine tool are of the very finest British manufacture."

[@mark-ec3ck]

What parts did you see fall off this machine !!!!

[@mattnoyes7729]

Love it. Hard to imagine why they didn't sell millions of these with a name like Rodney

[@boblewis5558]

Probably because, like Trigger, they thought his name was Dave! 🤔🙄🤣🤣🤣🤣 Brits will get it! 🤣🤣

[@peirossmallhomemachineshop5364]

Great video and great project. 15:00 I beg your pardon, what is wrong with woodworkers ?😂

[@aaronbegg3827]

Me, under my breath, every time the logo appears: "Rodneyyyyyy"

[@gary.solexa]

Found myself wondering whether or not I liked your presentation style initially. Ended up loving it! The turning point was the outdoor spraypainting with hardcore soundtrack. Superb job on the Rodney. You are a real craftsman.

[@mikemike690]

Hey Geoffrey, if you need to get a bearing race like that out in future just run a bead of weld in the inside of the race and it'll fall right out

[@PiefacePete46]

Cool tip... thanks, I'll file that one away. I do recall an "Old-boy" running weld beads on a worn iron casting to get a loose bearing to fit, your tip is the reverse of that! You have to love the "University of KZbin". :o)

[@xrmik8300]

Was just scanning comments to see if anyone already said this, it 100% works!!

[@woodscreekworkshop9939]

Rodney looks happy where it belongs. Good job! 👍🏼

[@iamrichrocker]

bet editing was a bitch..great job rodn..er geoff

[@kentkagle3850]

I restore cars here in florida. Watched your entire video. Time consuming nightmares are my life.Felt nice knowing im not alone.good work ,take care. Beware of your government

[@superkas]

Oh my gawd, what a beauty...

[@scottypersia5715]

Geoffrey loves Rodney Geoffrey loves Rodney Geoffrey loves Rodney Geoffrey loves Rodney

[@dolvaran]

Geoffrey and Rodney sitting in a tree...

[@scottypersia5715]

@@dolvaran M I L L I N G

[@dolvaran]

@@scottypersia5715 Love it!

[@paulleggett9735]

My favourite KZbin channel. Hope you are well and settled in the new house. I'll investigate any literature over hear in the UK.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Doing great. Cheers Paul👍

[@MatthewHolevinski]

the reamer had me dieing

[@MatthewHolevinski]

reminds me of every trip i've ever made to the hardware store.

[@fabiano3807]

hell yea my boy geoffery

[@Mike_Hoffmann]

Sooooo I take it your going to try milling the Landie chassis flat now? 😉

[@bigian279]

Great video Geoffrey! I love the entertaining content and your sense of humour! Best wishes from a retired toolmaker, from England, living in the UAE.

[@PeteCourtier]

Saturday morning, mug of tea and Rodney😂😂😂😯 Another brilliant video👍🍺

[@georgem6651]

Handtool rescue gets "The Model" and you end up with "The Rodney"... Yep, that figures about right

[@HaythamBuKhadra]

First

[@CinnamonBluegard]

*whisper with me* Rodney Rodney Rodney

[@BM-jy6cb]

I used to live in Beeston, Nottingham - home of the Myford factory. Sadly I think it has been demolished now after a council revamp of the area. Another piece of history gone. 😞

[@aoprngvua2]

Yes! Best notification ever! 🙂

[@dgiorgi1725]

What a commitment to perfection, loved it and your equipment is beautiful and clean. Glad to see you were using rubber gloves with those chemicals. Thank you for the video.

[@brendanukveteran2360]

I was looking for info on the Myford Mini Miller and I found this. I had too keep watching - really appreciating the self deprecating humour and enthusiasm as well as the Can Do approach. Made my day. Subscribed on the spot.

[@GeoffreyCroker]

Thanks Brendan

[@سیدخلیلاحمدشاھ]

Japanese machines better than.

[@shauncumming5425]

What ever happened to the super 7 second operation lathe?

[@davidwillard7334]

Put STRAGHT ! Into ! The METAL ! SHREADDER !!

[@burnheretic3950]

Very nice restoration. Couldn't agree more. Just find yourself a Clausing 8520 milling machine and you will have a machine that is capable of taking heavy cuts and doing real work without taking up much space in your shop. Ive owned full size milling machines that i used very little of its capability, the Clausing 8520-8530 is perfect for the home shop.

[@marcuswebb21]

You make the best videos on KZbin lots of luv from the UK 🇬🇧

[@brianalder2234]

I'm curious as to why Myford would call there milling attachment "Rodney" ? I wonder if this is an export thing! Good vid 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@petehottois2856]

If you need a new variable speed pulley, Speed Selector makes pulleys that replace the Reeves, Hi-Lo, TB Woods and Lovejoy pulleys that went out of business or got bought. Most are in stock or Speed Selector will custom make if needed. They have an actual engineering department; very helpful.

[@boblewis5558]

MOST plastics are unaffected by caustic soda but paint can't stand the stuff. Try some caustic soda rather than sanding (strong solution, in hot water) ... **Caution!!** It is exothermic which MAY affect the plastic. Paint usually dissolves off especially off cast iron and steel parts. DO NOT use a hair bristle brush ... You will quickly dissolve your brush to nothing! Use great caution taking paint off aluminium and diecast parts as caustic soda can easily dissolve aluminium. It works of course BUT be quick when you use it and use copious amounts of fresh water then white vinegar afterwards to neutralise any remaining alkali.

[@zigz0911]

If you run a bead of weld on a bearing race, when it cools it will fall rt out

[@neilshep50]

As seen on Squatch253's channel. Just don't weld the race to the bore.

[@MichaelCooley-le4zb]

Why do all these guys try to be so funny all the time? Any idea how many comedians are out of work these days? Why don't you stick to what you do and leave the funny shit to the professionals..

[@boblewis5558]

Always remember ... A candle is a dismantler/restorer's best friend when it comes to removing stuck parts! Heat the part, sufficiently warm all over to melt the candle wax. Get the wax to run into every nook and cranny. Keep adding heat as required, but just enough plus a little to keep the wax molten until satisfied you're done ... Very subjective ... You decide. My theory on why this works, and has NEVER failed me yet is two fold. Clearly the heat can help in the release of corroded parts due to normal and differential expansion. However, I strongly suspect that the coefficient of expansion of candle wax as it cools is such that, just like a wax motor in a radiator thermostat the "hydraulic pressure" created as the wax cools helps break the bond of one part from the other - a bit like how water in the form of expanding ice brings down mountains far faster than water erosion alone. In addition, the wax residue helps lubricate the internal mating surfaces sufficiently to help break the parts apart. If you've never tried this, trust me, if something is REALLY stuck, then if it's going to come apart at all, THIS is what will do it.

[@Qardo]

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[@nifty1940]

Bugga, if I wasn't an old wrinklie, with 16 kids and a whole bunch of hangers on, I'd adopt you. My old Myford, and you, would love each other. Gotta love the humour, content and attention to detail mate; the best Myford muck up I've seen. You a Vic?

[@davidforsdike4343]

Had a Amolco milling attachment for Myford ML7 . Was not a success really, and a pain to change over . When i was 12 ! Have a Myford VMC now. Probably as small as you want to go. Lots of forces involved with milling .

[@johnchappell3216]

Geoffrey, Nice video. I have purchased replacement roll pins no problem, but I cannot find Buggered Pins anywhere. Any ideas? Seriously though, I cannot get a drawbar through my spindle all of the way. There is a hole all the way through, but not large enough to accommodate the threaded draw bar. Any ideas?

[@MuscleCarGarage2022]

Amazing restoration. That sure is some well built vintage machinery. I do have a suggestion though zero experience with a Rodney. If you look at your belt adjuster wheel and it's slot. From my experience as a machine repairman that wheel should be on the outside flat of the belt. And push in creating more belt wrap around the pulleys. Even the toothed belts on our servo driven linear actuators have the idler on the outside pushing in. Just my 2 cents, and not knowing anything about Rodney and certainly not wanting to badmouth the guy. Great video. 👍

[@brianbecher5781]

I was enjoying the video, but when you included the doom music during the painting... SUBSCRIBED! 😁😂👌

[@AbrahamAbignale]

All those unnecessary video edits, jokes and gimmicks make this video UTTERLY AMAZING!! jolly good work lad

[@shaocaholica]

Hobbyist die cutters like the Cricut are great for making removable vinyl stencils. That would have worked great for the Rodney emblem.

[@kenboydart]

Your production was absolutely outstanding in every way and I thank you so much for your efforts

[@nicosand86]

So, I have NO knowledge about any of these machines, or machining in generel really. So I have to ask. What was the reason for going with Myford in begin with? Was it just that you got your hand on a cheap-ish lathe that you could restore, and that was it? Or did you want THAT particular lathe to begin with? And why would this Rodney be worth so much?

[@markhodgson7241]

I live 5 mins walk from where the Myford factory was until fairly recently (Beeston, Nottingham). It's houses now. Boo.

[@SKTechnology44RUS]

What is the name of gray color? I mean RAL number)

[@jeffbarrett1787]

Brilliant video very interesting and educational loved it all including the commentary and especially Rodney.

[@holl3020]

One criticism, when stripping shafts and gears always check for tapered dowels first before hitting anything with a bloody great mallet,,just saying 😊

[@patw999]

If a bearing race doesn’t want to come out weld a bead all around the inside, when the weld cools it’ll shrink the race and it falls right out.

[@buddtwin2]

Why would you use a razor blade for a run. Wet sand 400, set up to 800 wet sand, then 1500, can go to 2000 but just an extra step, then compound and you have a perfect paint job every time.

[@claeswikberg8958]

for a video about a milling attachment there is a surprising amount of homoerotic sexual innuendos, of and if RODNEYs part are flappy it might not be consensual...

[@jdsstegman]

Page 77,000. Every one knows that page! Duh! Lol. Great humor. Sometimes you wonder who "numbers" or names things that have not corresponding match. First time watcher. Love the channel and work sir. Keep it up.

[@ianrobinson9572]

If you run a weld around the bearing race left in the spindle it would shrink and just fall out, this is common practice in the Honda ATV service industry. Scrapping this cool bit of kit is not an option.

[@olliewebbuk]

Rodney you plonker!

[@lukebosch28]

Get that f@ck ING land rover sorted out mate, stop lying about parts and cov thing 19 etc....lol. Good video dude take care and thanks for the upload. 😀

[@TheTkiller9999]

FYI.... to remove a bearing race like that.... you can weld the inside of the race this will shrink the race and you can easily pull the race out...

[@pigpen65]

Great job on the cosmetics. The nitty gritty part of a rebuild should be taking the wear out of the ways though shouldn't it?

[@darrentong322]

I find your lack of some kind of press (either hydraulic or arbour) very disturbing. What the actual fuck!

[@tomjungst1880]

Well, I am a cashed up Myford enthusiast and not particularly offended by that comment!