Still some way. Need to dismantle, paint, then assemble. Then fix the drive up. Although there is a 4 jaw chuck, no 3 jaw, and, strangely, the spindly hasnt got a morse socket. So, still plenty to do, and, as usual, not enough time. Only got a few weeks before I go abroad again, so not sure if it will get dont in that time or not. Alan Stepney http://www.alanstepney.info Model Engineering & steam engine information pages ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 2:51 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: You can still find a bargain! What a beast! It's rreally looking good. How far away are you from making chips on it? Al Messer MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.