Rebuilding a Universal Head for the Zayer Milling Machine! 🛠 | Part 1

We’re starting the rebuild of a universal head for our Zayer milling machine – and it’s not looking pretty! This head was salvaged off a scrapped Zayer mill, and we had no idea what condition it was in. After a bit of a battle, we finally separate the two halves and immediately spot trouble. There’s murky, oily grease, rust on the gears, and even a broken lock washer. We push on with the teardown, stripping gears from the first half before moving onto the other side, eventually removing the main spindle and all the internals. Before any real rebuilding can start, the gears need a serious clean-up. A quick wire wheel session on the bench grinder reveals the bad news – chipped teeth and rust that’s eaten into the hardened layer. For now, the rebuild is on hold while we figure out if we can source replacements or get new ones made. If you enjoy heavy machinery repairs, machining projects and workshop problem-solving, you’ll want to see what we found inside this universal head! Join our channel: We upload new videos every Friday at 5pm AEST! If you want to see more of our videos click LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! You can subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/ceesubscribe Want Early Access & Ad Free videos?? Join our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/cuttingedgeengineering Official CEE Merch shop: https://www.ceeshop.com.au Check out our CEE Amazon store and explore our favourite finds that we use in the workshop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/cuttingedgeengineeringaustralia To see more follow us on online here: TikTok: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSdHhtN4h/ Instagram https://instagram.com/cutting_edge_engineering Facebook https://www.facebook.com/cuttingedgeengineeringaustralia/ About Us: We're a down-to-earth real life machining and fabrication workshop in Australia. We specialise in helping business in mining and earthmoving to keep their machines running smoothly. We love working on broken parts and the bigger the better! We upload new videos every week showcasing machining, welding, line boring, honing and all the other awesome stuff that goes down in our workshop. Learn how we tackle different projects and see the satisfaction of creating something useful. Subscribe to stay updated on our latest jobs and projects! Follow us on Patreon for even more content and behind-the-scenes glimpses or find us on Tiktok, Facebook and Instagram for a chance to connect with us. #australianmachinist #machineshop #machinist