This page shows a few of the various machines in the workshop. Most of my machines are big and old and heavy. In my opinion old British or Swiss cast iron cannot be beaten in terms of rigidity, which in turn has a bearing on the accuracy that can be achieved. I have acquired the machines over a period of time, picking up job lots where possible in order to get the bits I want, then selling the remainder to other like-minded people.

There are mostly two sizes of each of the machines: big enough for ‘normal’ engineering, such as a lathe with 200mm swing; small for micro engineering, such as demanded by my watch project.