Restoration/Refurbishment of my Ornmaskiner/Storebro Lathe

Here's the repaired pulley in situ, should be a good repair.
I finally figured out(After much swearing and much dissassembly) that the small spring i found in the bottom of the headstock was actually off my circlip pliers, you do not need to know how many hours that took.


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The headstock ready for reinstallation.

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The feed gearbox once fifty years of s*#t was cleaned out

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The bed, swarf tray and pedestals coming together

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It's finally looking like a lathe again

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Next thing is to get the leadscrew and shafts cleaned up and installed, plus the feed box cover(that will be tricky)
there seems to be a little wear on the ways, when i tighten the gibs near the headstock the carriage wont slide more than 2 feet before it stops, if i loosen the gibs so it slides all the way down the bed it "rocks" a little near the headstock. I'm wondering can i stone the ways using the carriage as a guide, i know it will be time consuming but i dont know of anyone with a straightedge long enough for the job and buying one is waay out of my budget.
 
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