This is another quick post just to check we know what we are doing.  I thought it might interest those following the workshop part of the blog to see a few pictures .

My workshop was built by Sarah's late Grandpa in the 1930s. His passions were weaving tartan on a handloom and making beautiful models of old sailing ships. He was an inveterate recycler - every window is different and the door clearly started its life somewhere else! I carried on the tradition. The workbench you can just see was rescued from a skip outside a lab! When we took it over sixty years later, it had to be dry-lined and insulated. It was a rather rushed job since Wrightscale couldn't be out of production for long. I have regretted not remaking the floor which is concrete and gets very cold in winter.

The photograph shows a few of the machine tools. In the left background, is a Myford Super 7 made in 1956 and rebuilt by Myfords just before they went bust. In the foreground is an engraving machine which can be used to cut out platework and help in the manufacture of casting masters. The red lathe is a Seig C4, bought as a stop gap while the Myford was being rebuilt and has turned into a reliable and very accurate asset in the workshop. The Myford is usually set up with a lever operated collet chuck and a tailstock turret. Set up this way, it is very suitable for making small batches of components. The Seig tends to be used for machining batches of wheels, axle boxes and boring cylinder castings where its rigidity and accuracy are needed.

Next time, I'll post a couple of photos showing the other end of the workshop where a Britan lathe and a large Tom Senior Milling machine reside.