I have seen a color very close to what I used on the later model 11s, which is why I went ahead with it. Now that it's done, though, I would have preferred a little more gray to it. One thing is sure, you can easily tell when the lathe needs to be cleaned...or at least wiped off!
I have finished the tailstock and apron. The saddle needs a little more work. I've been doing a little polishing - nasty, dirty work. I'll be working on getting the chip pan ready for paint today and maybe finish up some polish work.
More pics maybe today. My phone battery is shot and I only get about one or two pics or calls before it's done. Just depends on which comes first - the calls or the pics. I should have a new battery by the weekend.
Still looking for a cross feed screw in NOS or excellent condition, if anybody has a lead on one. Mine is very worn in the middle. Not worth putting it through a new nut at this point.
I have been reading up on the use of acetal for feed nuts and the thought has been rolling around in my head that I might take my old screw and turn the threads to where they are all even and the same dimension, then make a feed nut out of acetal for it. That wouldn't change the feed rate at all and should take out all backlash. Any reason why that would not work? At the very least, I think it would extend the useful life of the worn-out screw I have.