Hi again, got the machine running now and it is as smooth as silk, managed to get a manual from Tony Griffiths and made sense of the operating set up. Managed to modify some hand files but I'm waiting for some machine files to arrive.
It certainly seems to be a useful addition to the shop and will be more so as I get too old to file lol.
Cleaned up a 2 inch steel block in a few minutes and it looked like it had been in the shaper.
Will keep you posted on the machine and its uses as I discover them.
Thanks for all the replies.