Mike,
I know you meant nothing by it, in fact it is my fault for being so lax, and only doing half the job.
Just to reiterate what Darren has said, his lathe was a very sad one indeed, and took a lot of chopping to get it something like, in fact, it really should have had the casting thrown, it was that bent and bowed, but all turned out well in the end, and it does a fair job.
I'm glad a few of the Yahoo lads were entertained by my antics.
Bogs