Thanks Dave

,,,,,,,,,,,,,, back still giving me gip ,,,,,,,,,,,,, could some one please take the doll of Mr JS

Cheers Dean ,,,,,,,,, glad to see you look in

Hi Pete ,,,,,,,,, can i say VOODOO

,,,,,,,,Coolant ,, yes i use coolant ,,, what ever kind i have just bummed ,, never bought any for years and years .
Metal grade ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mmmmmmmmmm well your guess is as good as mine

just one of three draws of mystery bar ends (retirement stock)

As to carbide tips ,,,,,, what ever are the cheapest ,,,,,,,,, i am not big on having loads of different grades of tips , no point when you have no idea what exactly your machining ,,,,,, threw out the FEEDS/SPEEDS chart for the same reason .
As to the Myford its a surprisingly rigid machine .

I get just as good a finish with the Lorch Which is a very light watch makers lathe .

So i would say , a well set up machine , rigid work holding and very sharp tooling , adjust feeds and feeds for best results
Probably not the most helpful answer

,,,,,,,,,,,, should have stuck with voodoo

Rob