Love of lathes.

[Retired]

Hi,

Thanks Gary for your encouragement; yes indeed easy doesn't cut it with me and if a project was easy I would soon become bored. I'm actually a model neighbour to have; non drinker so no rowdy parties; non smoker so hopefully no noisy ambulance to cart me off; non druggie unlike near neighbours who suffered a drugs bust a few months ago. I only make noise when absolutely necessary unlike neighbours who enjoy sharing their choice of music with the rest of the street; no dog so barking isn't a nuisance unlike a neighbours dog which is left outside barking its head off; yes I'm obviously barking mad but this is a quiet affliction. I keep our bungalow and gardens in good order and don't have bonfires; our immediate neighbours say they don't hear me in the garage because I've asked. I decided this Lorch and its rarity deserved a bit more than a simple tidy up in order to preserve it; I do like tidy machines though.

I don't have a wire brush to fit the angle grinder Refugee but one would be very handy.

Thanks David; yes I could easily make a new bush adapter to accept the larger bore disks but at the moment I keep finding suitable discs at Rufforth very cheaply. Your Workzone power file looks a useful bit of kit to have David but I think my soda blaster will clean out the corners etc OK as required; I wouldn't be surprised to see these Workzone power files at Rufforth because the stalls are usually full of such items? Excellent guarantee though when bought from Aldi. Pity I can't buy cheap blasting medium at Rufforth but I've not seen any on sale in my recent visits?

Of course I'll blame you Big Al if this project bites me after all you did bend my arm into buying this Lorch? You can stroke it with affection next time here; hopefully it will be looking better by then?

Kind regards, Col.