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Thanks Paul, that's the plan. One of the things that I got on with first was the engine. It was stripped down, valves reground etc(no points on this one). Then the paint was stripped, the air filter housing and tank repaired (new ones were redicoulas prices) then everything was painted in the nearest shade of red that I had. Then some excellent decals from Titch were applied.

You know those holes I liked? Yep these ones... Well I found a good use for them.. A bit of trimming and welding was needed along with this small plate to fill up a hole. And this is what I have made with the holes.. It fit's on the end of the bench to give it some strength and some style.. OK, I could of come up with a simpler design, but I just couldn't help myself Something was needed to cover the cogs that powers the er.. Auto feed is as good a name as any.. Anyway, a couple of strips of steel welded together and bent in a funky shape. Dig out a bit of computer case.. Chop and weld to shape.. I need to finish the welding and give the edge a little grind down, but I'm happy with the strange shape and look A finishing shot for the day

The 1054 has been my firewood tractor all winter and has performed well. Joseph decided to take it for a spin around the garden, he is really getting the hang of driving these GT's. I like the way that he does not go mad with them. Iain

Toby is used to Nigel's strange ways already.. I think Toby just looks up and says, "oh, it's him again". Take a couple of Wheel Horse lift handles, here's one of them.. Then totally forget to take and photo's of the next few stages until you get to this point and remember again! The idea of the lever is so I have a quick release way of changing the lathe speeds as it involves moving a belt across flat pulleys. The lever will have two positions, all the way back which will keep the belt nice and tight, and of course pull it towards the front to loosen the belt.. Now, what could I use to lock the lever in the "drive" postion?? Once it's fully welded up then I think it will be strong enough for the job It will be welded to the bench soomewhere about here with an adjustable rod to connect it to the er... tilting Wh chassis/motor/pulleys mount I did a raid on the scrap heap Tuesday looking for extra legs for the bench and come back with this display stand I'm going to have to find a use for these end panels with the holes as I like the look of them.. A big moment came yesterday as "Operation Rotate" commenced.. A big thank you to (from left to right) Rex, Nigel and Dennis for giving me a hand rotating the lathe bench..Thanks Guy's A pump up pallet truck and a few pallet's made the move a painless affair The lathe in it's new postion, the pillar drill was also moved out of it's corner to a spot easier to get to.. A bit of thinking was needed to make the adjustable linkage that er.. links the lift arm to the pivoting pulley bit.. It needs a little refining but it works very well.. It's a bit hard to show with photo's but with the lever locked back the "speeds" belt (the flat one) is tight. Pull the lever forward into the other lock postion and the belt is slack making for easy speed changes. While I was raiding the scrap heap Tuesday I also returned with this switch gear which is in much better contion than the switch the came with the bigger motor.. And this big thick steel sheet both of which used to live on a compost mixing machine.... Having a workshop on a nursery does have it's perks As you can see the sheet has been marked out for cutting and bending. Chopped almost in half.. The back bent up.. And a slot cut in it for the belt lever.. A Vauxhall Corsa (or what was left of one!) donated a small bit of a door rubber partly to cover and shap edges, but mostly so I don't knock things down the hole Yes the blue sheet has become a bench top.. and back.. Better photo's of it coming up shortly.

Found my old Spedeworth race license, i think the photo is a bit out of date now.

Great addition to your collection Gareth, and a great comparison between this and G206

After a few months of waiting I finally received a call from the blaster to say that it was ready. He doesn't charge a lot, just wish he was more reliable.

Mathew , ( stars in their eyes ) Kelly

Meet Toby the shop dog... He actually belongs to Rob, who is now retired and is spending a lot of time at the workshop giving me a hand with the heavy stuff.. Thanks mate Toby is about 6 months old and had spent much of his life in a cage, so he is a bit nervious and scared of everything... But each day his confidence is getting a little better, which is nice to see I expect his confidence will rapidly disappear when Nigel shows up, then he will wish he was back in his cage. And I don't mean Toby in the cage.

Meet Toby the shop dog... He actually belongs to Rob, who is now retired and is spending a lot of time at the workshop giving me a hand with the heavy stuff.. Thanks mate Toby is about 6 months old and had spent much of his life in a cage, so he is a bit nervious and scared of everything... But each day his confidence is getting a little better, which is nice to see Speaking of Rob The splash back welded up and bolted on.. I wonder if Rob is thinking, "maybe I should move in case this lot falls over and lands on my foot".. The "check the pulleys are in line" test.. To get some better photo's and to make it easier to get to the front the bench was pulled out a bit which almost resulted in me being squashed.. The weight of the motor wanted to tip the bench over when it was moved! Me thinks an extra leg under the motor is needed As the lathe tray is a bit er.. bent I wanted to make sure any cooling fluid that hit's the splash back will flow towards the center of the tray. So a length of angle had been welded to the base of the splash back with a kink hammered down.. This should make sure any fluid goes through the drain hole and back to the coolant tank. And that's the bench build up to date again.