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    James Jenkins 1
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      Hmmm… I was going to say I wonder if the seller is a member as I have just found a reply in my ebay inbox after a month, but he sent it 20mins before I posted the above.

      Mind reader perhaps?

      Anyway good to hear it might be resolved.

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      James Jenkins 1
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        Posted by Simon Rundsvoll on 03/08/2023 06:22:42:

        Hi James

        How is your restoration going? I have the same lathe, that i bought a couple of years, that i have started to restore this year (within my capabilities). I would love to see some pictures of yours if you have some.

        i do actually have that lever tail stock mentioned above

        Hi Simon, thanks so much for your message. Slowly is the answer. It is all stripped (apart from the tailstock) and 1st couple of coats of paint applied. I have scraped in the top, but still awaiting the funds to buy a bevel edged camelback straight edge, to allow me to get into the reference edges on the inside of the bed. It's on the list!

        I'd love to see photos of yours too. I'll see if I can dig on out of the scraped top face.

        James

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        James Jenkins 1
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          This is early on in the process, you can see the areas of blue. I now have good coverage, with more than 20ppi. I shall work on the other faces etc and then double check. At the moment I have a wobble in the feet, which I want to solve, or else I will pull the bed out of shape when bolting it down.

          Scraping Bed of George Adams Lathe

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          Simon Rundsvoll
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            Lovely. I want to have a go at scraping too. But need to invest in a good surface plate first. As of now, I have just watched videos on how to do it.

            Regarding your EBay seller experience… makes me wonder if it is the same seller I dealt with. Who failed to mention that mine would come with outerworldly wobble in the chuck. It was supposed to be functional, but I suppose that is relative

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