Things are shaping up

Over the last few years there has been the odd job that calls for broaching internal key ways for pulleys and lever cranks. My arbor or hydraulic h-frame presses can both be put to service with a good set of broaches. However that's is all they are good for and some things call for a more elegant if not antique solution. When this little(>350kg) 10" Alba 1a(circa late 1940) showed up I was not to concerned that it was missing a compound and clapper box:

The rusty look is mostly dirty oil/grease and there is very little wear in the areas that matter. Even the cracked knuckle hinge on the drive arm is nothing that cannot be repaired or made from scratch. I'll be happy to strip this down to bare metal and put it back into service to watch it do what it was always good at again.