Jo,
Yes you did mention your skate
I used the hydraulic table which helped a lot, but I think I need a nice piece of wood to slide it from one to the other.
I suddenly remembered we had to absorbent Puppy Training Pads (the cat was getting incontinent, he was 19, and just before he passed away) so thought I would try these. Worked a dream, so now have clean sump ready for some suitable suds.
Testing the automatic oiler at moment. It gives squirt every 30 minutes, so have left machine switched on (not running) to get fresh oil around. I have oil coming out of left hand knee slide and left hand saddle slide, but not from elsewhere that I can see at the moment. Hopefully nothing is blocked, it may be filling up the pipes if it has drained back since last used.
I have a feeling the safety interlock on guard may annoy me, we shall see.