Saving the treadle wood turning lathe in spring 2022.
The lathe stands outside behind platform 2 at Toddington station and the oak had rotted in and around the joints meaning the uprights had come adrift and it was leaning over and getting dangerous with visitors walking near it.
I found some mahogany blocks which were just about the correct size so the job got under way.
It required packing to get the dimensions so everything lined up correctly following repairs and slterations in the past.
New uprights and feet were copied from the rotten originals and dove tailed together but going for the extra depth on the left gave us more stability and the correct height although not 100% accurate it is safer if the lathe is going to be used for wood turning.
The end bearing caps needed repair as one had a wooden wedge to tension it instead of a tapered pin.
The mechanism was freed up cleaned and painted and is in full working order now with a new drive belt fitted.
The spoke at 9 o clock on the lower picture is an old unknown repair so has been left as is.
A photo of it with the new belt and perhaps a video of it working should follow.
The completed working lathe with tool rest and a new drive belt
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