Member postings for Jonathan Gustar

Good Afternoon,

Thank you for the replies; I have replied to emails.

The workshop is located on the South Coast near Gosport. I did suspect a ML7, I was not sure if it was a Super or not but remembered Dad telling me about his Myford ML7, I think I found the book too.

I do not believe that Dad was a member of a club, most of the people he associated with to do with the Engineering were people he knew from his Dockyard days (Dad was a Naval Architect) and he knew Toolmakers, Fitter and Turners and lots of others he would regularly pick the brains of.

The loco I think is 4.5-inch saddleback "Bodmin", not sure on the pressure testing although knowing Dad, he probably did it himself; he was also a Diver and had access to the relevant air sources, I know he tested other boilers on previous builds (I have a Stephenson's Rocket and a double oscillating steam powered tugboat).

I will go down South in the next week or two and try to get more information/ photos,

Once again thank you, Jon

Dear All,

I am posting here on the advice of a member concerning clearing my late father's workshop.

Attached to my profile are a few pictures of the equipment, it does not even cover the vices and numerous cutting bits and lathe attachments, or the draws of BA nuts & Bolts, or other weird and wonderful tools.

If anyone would be able to give me a rough idea of what I should be asking price wise, it really would be appreciated. I have looked on sites such as ebay and to be honest the pricing there is "interesting".

I am not greedy, I inherited a house so this is more about sensible pricing to find the right homes. I can then try the classifieds again with a guide at least.

Thank you, Jon

Hi Hopper,

Thank you. I shall do that now, I have put stuff in the classifieds to no avail, however I have now uploaded some of the photos. I will go back down south for more and try to show everything I can,

kind regards

Jon

Hello all, once again thank you for the replies, unfortunately life has been in the way somewhat and I have been remiss in addressing this.

The lathe is a Myford, the Mill is an Elliott Mini Mill, the drills are Corona and a Kerry. I have sent some pictures to a clearance company; not the route I necessarily wanted but even going through the local District Engineering Society there were no contacts and there was one from a classified here, but I had no way to contact them back.

Rather disappointing; I am not looking for silly money, more a good home that will actually cherish them. Yes, they need a clean-up but to be forthright about it, I do not have clue as to what half the stuff is, it is decades since I was in front of a lathe or Milling Machine, I stick to my carpentry! Someone could probably get an absolute bargain.

Again, thank you for the advice, Kind regards, Jon

Hello both and thanks for the tips; I will work out what is what and try to list. I know dad was building a loco. He had a lot built, the boiler etc. We lost mum to Parkinsons and Dad only dabbled after that. He was a Naval Architect from Portsmouth Dockyard and knew his stuff. I think just the iron mongery alone would save someone a fortune, but I will find out this week.

Thanks for the pointer and the understanding!

I must be 100% honest, I am not here because I am a model engineer. I am amazed at some of the models that I used to see at the Model Engineer exhibition with my now late father. Subsequently, I am now the owner of all of the machinary, Myford ML super7 lathe, milling machine, pillar drill, fly press and all of the associated tools.

I will never use them so I have come here for advice and to hopefully find a new home for it all. It is essentially a whole set up and, knowing my father as I did, the tools are decent. The important thing to me, is that it goes somewhere where it will be used.

It is in Gosport, Hampshire and I will welcome any constructive ideas. I intend to sell but not as a waste, Id like a caring home that respects it. Sorry, still quite raw, but Dad would not want it to waste