Wednesday 5th November no fireworks today just a damp start and milder than it should be so outside it is.

The Morris bed frame has not been on since we repaired the boards and a trial fit showed the front was a mm or 2 too wide and the rear boards a fraction to long so some planing and cutting ensued.

After a light trim it dropped on nice and snug then came off for de rusting and painting

A rearrangement of work platform and saw bench meant it was at a good height and clear of the floor to enable stripping with a rotary wire wheel  before sanding down. 

It was then sprayed with an undercoat

The drivers door all nicely painted was catching the frame top rear so a simple tweak to get clearance turns into a marathon task every slight adjustment brings foul in other places but we got there in the end'

The ivy on the tree was cut in the summer and has died back ready for removal but the were still some green spurs growing up so some more cutting completed it should all die now.

                                  The falling leaves are still playing havoc and there are plenty more to fall.

                                                   

Three inner light units from signals were found in the scrap bin so saved by RATS and the best one has been cleaned up it now sits inside the outer lamp on display in the museum

                                                             As salvaged with the glass removed

                                                     

                                                                      After stripping 

                                                                     
                                                     After an application of brasso to clean the glass

                                                                    

 

After a clean  wire wheel then a scrubbing pad the GWR Reading was clearly visible,  brass was cleaned with a weak acid then polished. The whole thing got 2 coats of lanolin applied before it got put inside a signal light outer case in the museum coach.

That's all folks time flies when you are busy.