George is in the process of making new small-end bushes for connecting rods for Ashington No.5. Above he can be seen turning the outside diameter of the bush to within a couple of thousands of an inch of the existing.
Similar to that of the existing, he marks the position for 3 holes to be drilled to enable oil to flow into the push to provide lubrication whilst the locomotive is in motion. He does this be positioning the jaws of the chuck parallel with the tool and inscribes a mark at 120 degree intervals.
One of the new small-end bushes that has been test fitted onto one of the small-end pins - with the existing sat to the right.
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