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Rather than flooding your thread with my build I've started a new one for my lathe. https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/threads/victorian-lathe-project.133865/

A short while ago I decided that I really needed a lathe in my life. I started looking at Chinese mini lathes which might have fitted in my workshop space, then late one night after a couple of beers I saw a lathe for sale on ebay with a starting bid of £75. I put a bid on to see what happened...

I'm in a similar situation to you. I recently bought a Selig Sonnenthal that looks very similar to yours. It was in a rough shape with siezed parts, bad paint job and missing teeth on the feed screw. It was treadle powered but the treadle had been removed some time in the past and it must have...