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from Tim Lamb contains these words:

After a workshop clear out, sat in my yard, waiting the next scrap man,
is an ancient centre lathe. Unused for the last 20 years!

It occurred to me that within this group there might be some idiot er.
artisan? with an interest in restoring lumps of superficially rusty
iron.

Don't tempt me. :-)

--
Roger Chapman