Wednesday the 15th a cold windy start then the rain came a normal day foor Cheltenham Gold Cup race meeting so a split of indoor and out door jobs.

Well done to the team for getting a prize at the Heritage Railway association awards ceremony

On the walk in a quick look at progress in the pay office Jane has been busy sorting it out.

Greg had been busy with a pair of farriers nail cutters.

As it was dry the first job was refit the Morris front  brake back plate and hub to preserve it whilst I am locating brass or copper semi tubular  3/16" rivets to do the brake shoes.

Then it was time to add to the old tool display by cleaning and preserving more items so they can be moved out of the storage area in the workshop'.

An embossing press from a Cheltenham company

Then it was two hand drills

A hand operated knife sharpening wheel with a clamp for mobile use just needed a full strip cleaning and oiling to keep it's patina.

Whilst on the mobile machines a small vice with a clamp got attended to.

A bit of time on the AA box Greg brought the phone out number is Andoversford 252

The early boxes had an oil light on a pulley system so travellers had light and warmth whilst in the box during the night or bad weather so an old pulley got shot blasted painted and installed.

A large heavily rusted wood saw got some wire wheel cleaning with the angle grinder then treated with lanolin and linseed oil.

next task was a sleeper screw auger dated 1919 before and after shot blasting

after a trip to the wire wheel

it was then heated and plunged in old engine oil to blacked and protect it

Greg was busy turning a new wooden handle for the auger