To save replying to so many messages and posts, may I say thanks to all who offerd advice and help both on the forum and privately which madea what to do for the best situation really quite easy to resolve.

Three lathes have all gone to forum members, all within a week - brilliant.

Tooling and everything else goes to a local mans club on Monday - I particlarly liked this suggestion.

A  very sincere thank you to you all .

Stay safe.

bill

Edited By br on 15/05/2021 09:37:01

Thanks Brian H and Oldiron

Mens sheds are a new one on me but a quick google shows one about 5 miles away.

Just called the chap and he says they have a metal lathe and two members making trains so I cannot think of a better home . Well pleased as at least i will be in contact with chaps with same interest if only as a viewer

bill

PS -- if you send a message and get no reply due to my clockwork computer then please leave forum name on this thread and I will find some way of making contact

Thanks

bill

Thanks Brian -- message much appreciated

bill

Alan

Thanks post and useful info

Never heard of tinplate ones before, though paint would be approprate and intruiges so will do some more digging

A moden relica is available fro John Hemmens

Will send PM if I find anything

bill

MC

Received a lovely e-mail from you - my sincere thanks

Most grateful and I will respond to you and help in any way

Thank you

bill

Arthritis, dementia , old age, etc, etc plus making too many mistakes and upsetting members, means end of the road for me in the workkshop and a very much reduced forum activity. .

Have a Sieg SC3 with most accessories,, not listed in sales, yet, and a unimat 3 in sales ,

Loads of workshop equipment

Happy to pass on to members on the understanding to be kept and used

Small items FOC , otherwise a nominal amount

PM please if you think \i can help assumilng me ancient computer plays ball

Thanks

bill  ---   forum name initials br

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Jason

Jason, thanks reply

You are definitely more computer literate then me

Best to say a combination of my equipment and a thick user who is not a computer buff

Thanks for all your help - to be fair to you , can I just say you have always been most helpful and i send my sincere thanks.

Arthritis means no more workshop , so this is all saying to me, time to hang up my boots and log off before I am carried off

Wish you well

bill  user name initials  br or anything esle that I might have forgotten but Jason will know. 

Edited By br on 14/05/2021 16:21:47

OFF TOPIC

Someting weird with this forum set uo and / or my computer

Go to album to add photos and get

Page Not Found

The page you requested cannot be found.

Click here to go to the homepage

Unable to load avater on same basis Neil got yotally P****D off with me after several attempts and told me not to bother again

I give up

bill

Edited By br on 14/05/2021 15:30:20

Jason

Not seen anything - not deleted anything

May well be due to computer problems with my supplier , now ongoing for a week

All sorted and contact made

bill

I could not agree with you more - a nice simple solution

bill

Just checked and nothing listed . So not to worry and sorry unable to help you .

bill

I did post earler in the  thread to say I had a spare one that was available, but offer was not taken up

bill

Edited By br on 14/05/2021 07:51:32

I hope so, Steviegtr - comment appreciated

Same buyer as bought one of my unimat 3 's a few days ago .

Just one more to sell, then loads of tools , mics, verniers to pass on to members as needed,

Thanks

bill

Edited By br on 13/05/2021 15:02:32

These are Birmingham Dribblers , also known as Carpet Loco's as they are intended to run on floors / carpets and not use tracks

Best avoided if you have top quality Wiiton in your front room.

I have several, so PM if you need more help

Paint work not necessarily correct on  these and usually all brass - not tinplate ?

bill

Edited By br on 13/05/2021 12:52:15

Tried that for him initially.

Cheapest was £39 which was why I suggested ebay instead.

bill

Found a new home - thanks to Jason for sorting

bill

On Ebay -- good condition no bids £9.99

Item number 224451201369

4 days to go - must be worth a punt

bill

To save any more enquiries, these have now gone to a good home. Dr M C Black was not that person.

bill

Guyoid == BA ones , now found a new home.

bill