Surface grinding the tailstock-end leadscrew hanger bracket
Surface grinding the tailstock sole plates
Grinding the tooth profile on a headstock gear
Initial generation of spur gears for headstock spindle
Held in a jig the holes in the gearbox casing are being initially drilled on a radial-arm drill
The tailstock bore being honed to a super-fine finish
Box-sections jigs in heat-treated steel were used to machine the major components - here the screwcutting and feeds gearbox casing is being finish bored
