Help with Mori Seiki MS850 -- newbie purchaser

[DrReid]

I got the Mori, thanks in large part to advice and feedback here. Thank you much.

 

[matthewsx]

Pictures or it didn’t happen….

 

[7milesup]

Yeah, what he said ^^^

 

[DrReid]

I take possession of it at the end of May. For now, how about shots of the headstock and pristine gears?

 

[woodchucker]

I take possession of it at the end of May. For now, how about shots of the headstock and pristine gears?

not pristine, it's got some wear, and possibly some chipped or broken teeth.. it could be a reflection, but I do see wear. It's been cleaned.
Did you take someone with you to look it over?

 

[DrReid]

Reflections from my flashlight. I rotated the spindle and inspected every gear. No missing or chipped teeth. And, no, I inspected it alone aside from the two octogenarian machinists who run the shop. They think someone before them had been in the headstock. Doing what I have no idea. What do you think has been cleaned? Everything except the headstock interior is covered in filth. I’ve attached another shot of the gears before I turned on my flashlight. The gears still catch some light from a window.

 

[woodchucker]

I thought this might have been the area of concern. blown up it looked chipped, but again, it could have been a reflection. By cleaned I mean run through with kerosene and washed out.

 

[DrReid]

Understood. It’s a crummy picture. I inspected the ways first and headstock gears second. I took my time. I have no machinist friends around me. I appreciate your concern.

The headstock had some oil at the bottom. Not full, just some, perhaps enough because the sight glass showed oil at the halfway mark. If the gears were cleaned, and shavings washed out, then the headstock refilled with oil, they never let on. I don’t have experienced eyes, but I know enough to look for chipped and missing teeth. I passed on a lathe that had them; fixing gears is out of reach for me, so I was keen to ensure the Mori’s gears looked perfect, or as perfect as they can be after half a century.

 

[7milesup]

So far it looks good!

 

[MrWhoopee]

I note hammer tracks on the two locknuts at bottom center. That is certainly not factory.