I've just bought a rather sad and neglected metric TDS1/1GB.
However most of the apparent rust, turns out to be just filthy, oily grime.
Which I'm slowly trying to remove. It came with a five inch Elliot three jaw, a five inch Elliot four jaw, and a six inch Burnard fourjaw. All pristine, under the grime. I'm missing a 35t changewheel from the set in the gear compartment, and the fixed rest that came with it appears to be a Boxford.
Although I could adapt the steady, It seems to me, that it would be a shame to deprive some Boxford owner of the correct one for his lathe.
There was also a set/part set of Boxford changewheels, which also ought to go to a Boxford owner. It's a shame how lathe bits get split up like they do.
This lathe is much bigger than I am used to. I have a Drummond round bed. The consequence is I have to clear out my shed to house this.
I need to paint the lathe to smarten it up, but I baulk at stripping it right down to spray it. I assume the original paint used was supplied by Manor coatings also?
I really need a paint I can brush on. As Hammerite is unobtainable in the specific blue, I'm thinking of mixing their blue hammer with either smooth white, or smooth silver (or both), to see if I can achieve a near match.
I'll let you know the outcome.
I'm off now to the Boxford forum to see who has my steady and 35tooth changewheel.
Paul
So I have got a full set. gears I mean.