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Heres a few photos of the weekends fun

I'll add my photo's when I get home in a weeks time. Had a good run down on Thursday. 372 miles in seven hours. Five hours quicker than last year.

Thanks Chris for forcing me to attend with Half finished Half a Horse. A very good show. Also and Pam for the tea, coffee and munchie's.

Suppose I'd better add my thanks. Even though he volunteered me for various jobs on Saturday. Not to mention Friday.

todays progress are those blueish marks prussian blue left over from scraping it level?

todays progress in picture form parts are cleaning up pretty nice if you'd ask me. degreaser and some 400 grit wet 'n dry sandpaper does a good job of making the metal visible again its a wise desission to take it all apart, this greasy sawdust is everywhere on the machine the headstock was also taken off to get to the feed clutch thingy, someone was a little rough on the handle and snapped a pin in half the machine as it stands now, the ways also cleaned up pretty nice with some 400grit and degreaser

Halfway through the day I decided to change the tractors around that I'm taking to Rural past times and change trailer as the one outside was a bit tacky. The one I wanted was right at the back of my well organised storeage shed so had to shuffle everything to get it out. By 4 pm I started to wander if i made the right decision not to mention the heavy rain we had. by 7.15 i had the Bolens and Raider 12 in the van with the posh trailer and everything thrown back in the shed.

Thanks for your kinds words boys, all the exhibitors need a pat on the back, without your support it wouldn't have happened.

Good to see progress on a very good quality Lathe. S & B made Tool Room standard machines and yours will, I'm sure, produce very good results. The E H Jones Plate is the Retailer/Distributor of Machine Tools in the UK much of the first half of the last Century. As a coincidence, I have an item which covers both EHJ and the name 'Victor' on your Chuck from 1948 (about the same age as your Lathe) Here's some images- If you're not aware, the 'Smart and Brown' Company does still exist .....in a different form, but you can still obtain parts and information you may require. Here is a link- Bracehand Ltd Here are links via my favourite Old Engineering Search Site to some possible info you may be interested in- VICTOR (general search only shows up a modern Taiwanese Company) EHJ Lastly, I assume the 'Engineers Blue' marks are on the mating face of the Lathe Tray/Bed to Stand?. Used to identify the amount of contact between them. Progressively scraped as you say, or filed until an acceptable amount of contact and level was achieved.

A great show in all, very relaxed and a good atmosphere with good company. I'm sure some of you will put some pictures on soon Thanks Chris for organizing the great show

Thanks to the SHOWMAN for running another great rural pasttimes again, topman roll on next year

Just want to pass on my thanks to Chris Sutton aka the Showman for organising a fantastic relaxing weekend at RPT who was ably helped by Norman aka Stormin' where I got the chance to give my Bolens 600 a good run out for both days. I also drove the Showman's Bolens until it threw a belt and also pulled a disc harrow that belonged to Growbag until that parted company..... The Bolens doesn't know it own strength.......

finally the lathe is home, and allready started cleaning it i guess it was sold by this guy also found a name on a dirty chuck, anyone know if these are any good? here is said dirty chuck, ready for a degreaser bath tomorrow this will also be degreased, dont want a schticky compound slide( thats what its caller right?) and the last picture for today, starting to look somewhat presentable also if anyone has any idea where to find a manual and parts/accesoiries for one of these lathes let me know please

Is drinking tea classed as fun. Saw Norm on the way down, via MoM's mobile spy.