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These tools have recently being aquired at an auction in the USA. Please see the photos.

Thank you Phill and Niall, that certainly looks like it. Noel

This is a saw, spindle and horizontal boring machine for our working heritage museum. pleasecsee cattached photos.

I don't have any information about your interesting project but would like to know what an Ardvaark is doing in the SW UK Noel

depending on the anticipated load you could either use a sheepshank or a bowline on a bight. Both are boy scout knots that have been in use fo decades. Noel

I have found that by setting the height of cut with the blade level with the surface of the ply or fractionally above it produces a clean cut. Noel

I have found by adjusting the height of the blade that it only justprotudes of is level with the surface of the ply produves a clean cut. Noel

As stated by one of the above. Our heath and safety states that there is no such thing as an accident. An incident it either the result of an unsafe condition or an unsafe action.

I havre had the Leigh for 12 years now and it works very well the other advantage is thatthere is a finger jopinmt jig as well that is very easy to use and after a little exp[eriment works gfantastyicly. noel

It depends a lot on the type of wood being used and of course the ambient temperature, hard wood needs longer and soft wood the converse.

If you ncan submerse the item I fully recomend the citric acid, i have used it extensive ly , afterimmersion I rinse it off and then neutralise any residule any acid that may still be present by immersing it agian in a Bicarbonate soda (alkali) solution followed by another rinse

Good day Jeff, Thank you very much for your prompt reply and your effort. My lathe does not look like the one in your reply but yours is the only reply that anyone has made that provides any information on a Rapid lathe.

I Am restoring a Rapid lathe and I hope that somebody can identify the manufacturer ?

I am resyoring a Rapid lathe for a working heritage worhshop in South Africa and i hope somebody can idsentify itr.

HinKeith 66, Thank you I have found the info on the Wadkin test no. register. Regards, Noel

Thank you Keith. Mike"s reply was spot on it is the RS model. Regards Noel

Hi again Mike that is an error it is a RS not RUH. Thanks.

Mike, Thank you that is spot on. It is definatele a RUH.

Please help with more information on this Watkin lathe

Please help me with the identity of these old foot operated lathes