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If the "chiming bells" aren't seen by the viewer perhaps tuning forks would suffice, those metal prong type thingys which emit tinging sounds

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Reminds me of various magazine start ups in the 1960s and 1970s.

Many only ran for a few issues, now highly sought after by collectors because of their rarity.

A new mag startup was never an easy option for anyone, will be interesting to see if this new kid on the block can survive.

Was semi-scrap when I found her

One dial came up nicely, the other dial was too worn to see after decades of use

I only ever used a soft scrubber, otherwise you will lose any detail remaining on the original lathe.

A wire brush is a definite no-no IMO

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lol. I think our new editor is going to have issues with newly uploaded pictures, (it defaults to 1024x768)

Edited By Ady1 on 18/02/2012 23:14:42

I got a nice finish on some of my old pultra gear by dunking it in a bucket/tray of malt vinegar and scrubbing with a soft metal dishwashing scouring pad every couple of days (not a wire brush though! Too rough!)

Don't forget about it though, or it will eventually get eaten by the mild acidic action of the vinegar

Some stuff was great in a couple of days, other bits took up to 10 days.

Depends on the level of corrosion etc.

Edited By Ady1 on 18/02/2012 22:55:37

Get the backgear sorted.

Backgear turns a bog standard lathe into a proper machine tool which a VFD couldn't hope to compete with

Rule 1 for engineering at sea

"if it aint broke don't fix it"

We called people who tried to fix things that alreaky worked "tweekers"

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