4-inch Myford "Precision"
Bed-mount Integral Countershaft
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With only two examples coming to light in recent years, what must be a very late version of the Myford 4-inch precision is very rare. Built as a long-bed model its countershaft is mounted on the back of the bed in such a way that it can be adjusted vertically. Its upper section, carrying the pulleys, is arranged to pivot under the control of a screw-adjusted rod that passes through the bed from front to back. On the end of the adjustment rod is the tailstock handwheel from an ML2/ML4