Running at last

[IanR]

Got the lathe running yesterday, took ages to get this far and still have to fix backgear, topslide and leadscrew handles etc. And then there's spare toolholders, back toolpost, fixed steady and so on. But I'm closer to being able to make bits for engines. I’ll add a couple of pics, before and after, if this works.

[IanR]

Humph. Just talk amongst yourselves for a bit while I work out how to get the photos uploaded.

[IanR]

Here's the lathe being pulled to bits.

[IanR]

And back together (mostly).

[IanR]

I may have found out what the problem with posting was, and the moral is don't use punctuation in picture titles.

[b.lindsey]

Wow....that's quite a transformation Ian. The "after" picture looks great!!

Bill

[zeeprogrammer]

Awesome restoration.
Did I miss the story on this? How did you come by it? What kind is it?

[IanR]

I didn't do a restoration thread as it would have been so drawn out I and everyone else would have lost track. What I did was brush/scrape the rust and grey paint off, and bought or made replacements for the missing bits. It's an M Type, designed by Drummond Brothers in 1924 , and this one was made by Myford in 1945.

[ths]

That's fantastic Ian, a bit like the mill I bought recently. Very satisfying, isn't it?

Cheers, Hugh.