EdToo 2 #26 Posted September 23, 2021 I managed to get the tail stock apart at the weekend, the quill had been wound right in and jammed on the threads of its lead screw a little squirt of WD40 and much wriggling of the handle freed it up after which it ran smoothly. Since I had it on the bench I decided to start cleaning it up, the whole lathe has been painted with a cream paint over a grey paint over a green paint and none of the paint layers have adhered very well so most of the paint scraped off easily with an old wood chiesel. A coat of engine degreaser, wash off and wipe over with meths left it ready for a coat of paint. Still need to clean up the internals and that is one piece complete. I've added some photos of what I have. The legs at the back, one has wheels attached but the other has them missing. I'm guessing they supported the flywheel and pulleys for the treadle (which is also all missing). I have two seemingly random pulleys they have the same tooth pattern, but looking at Alan's it seems all of his are solid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan 1,273 #27 Posted September 25, 2021 All my gears wheels are solid. Also have two cast brackets 5.1/2" long, which were bolted to the rear of the bed and supported a shallow wooden "tool" tray. This was full of woodworm so was dumped. No idea if this was original or a later addition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdToo 2 #28 Posted September 26, 2021 I started cleaning up the Cross slide today. It looks like there was a manufacturing error while engraving it. I guess the warranty has expired by now. Interesting about the shallow shelf. I have a tapped bolt hole and a plain hole in one of the two legs so maybe one of the brackets mounted there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
