No, I don't.There is also probably a misconception here.. normally flaking is done on the unexposed ways, ie. not normally seen, in this case on the underside of the saddles. The exposed surface ie. top of the ways would not be flaked as this would invite grit ingress, therefore accelerate wear and defeat the purpose. In my eyes flaking is mostly for industrial machines, hence bigger. The Myford saddle is such a small piece and the flaking marks will reduce the PPI count substantially. The purpose of flaking is to improve the "lifespan" ie. time between service intervals where you have to rescrape/redo the Turcite. On such a small machine for hobby/light use, I would not consider it needed to half-moon flake, although of course it can be done. It is a bit tricky I guess on the "female surfaces" on the underside of the Myford saddle and I would think a scraped surface is enough. However, this advice is probably not an "universal truth" as it is my opinion/learning, so if a pro tells you otherwise, stick with him/her :) It WILL improve longevity, but again on such a small machine, well. That said, I remember Richard (King) told us about a comparison they made, scraping 2 Bridgeports and flaking only one. This outlasted the other by 100%..
As always excellent video!
thnks!
For home shop use, do you think it is a good idea to put oil retention flaking in the ways, after restoring them like this?
No, I don't.There is also probably a misconception here.. normally flaking is done on the unexposed ways, ie. not normally seen, in this case on the underside of the saddles. The exposed surface ie. top of the ways would not be flaked as this would invite grit ingress, therefore accelerate wear and defeat the purpose. In my eyes flaking is mostly for industrial machines, hence bigger. The Myford saddle is such a small piece and the flaking marks will reduce the PPI count substantially. The purpose of flaking is to improve the "lifespan" ie. time between service intervals where you have to rescrape/redo the Turcite. On such a small machine for hobby/light use, I would not consider it needed to half-moon flake, although of course it can be done. It is a bit tricky I guess on the "female surfaces" on the underside of the Myford saddle and I would think a scraped surface is enough. However, this advice is probably not an "universal truth" as it is my opinion/learning, so if a pro tells you otherwise, stick with him/her :) It WILL improve longevity, but again on such a small machine, well. That said, I remember Richard (King) told us about a comparison they made, scraping 2 Bridgeports and flaking only one. This outlasted the other by 100%..