Wednesday 6th August another nice day and warming up.

A vintage leather suitcase has undergone a brass fittings clean and leather rejuvenation it is now tidy enough to go on display the knapsack spray gun tank also got a clean and polish. 

                                            

The BAC stamping machine has been rubbed down and primed along with a chrome and dial clean.

 

Despite the lack of rain nature has been busy with bramble and bindweed growing well so some clearance was needed it does leave a bit more tidying up to do later.

                                                   

Another few hours on the museum coach repair the last few brass crosshead screws are going in followed by filler.

                                                

Whilst in the coach after last weeks clear out we have screws protruding through the partition into the passage way as this iis now accessible we need no sharp points sticking out.

                                                         

Somebody has broken the locking wire stopping the manual rail drilling machine from turning so as this is a finger trap it has had to be locked using screws and nuts through the driven wheel, we also lockwired the drill loading lever so everything is stable and safe..

                                            

The Scammel Scarab is parked alongside the gravel entrance drive and again the dry weather has resulted in a covering of dust so whilst the hose pipe was laying near by it was a wash off using the palm of the hand but we need to do a proper job.

The sides and frame were removed from the Morris to gain access to the rear of the cab so it could be repaired but we have spaces between the bed boards so another added task was  unscrew the boards clean the tongue and groove joints and refit after some preserving agent was painted on the underside.

As an aside not work related the plastic racing pigeons in the basket on platform one do attract attention