Good afternoon guys,well its fixing to be September and I am looking forward to the fall weather/temps.I have a 60's something 13" Colchester round head lathe that I would like to just break it down into sections for a cleaning and paint to help fight Mr.Rust.I have rebuilt several woodworking machines and couple Atlas 12" lathes but nothing of this caliber,that is what kinda puts the fear in me.All I want to do is remove the spindle head from the bed,remove the tailstock and the carriage from the bed.Give all a good cleaning and some paint then put it all back together in sections.I do have a manual but its for a flat head lathe and not the round so I guess its kinda close to what I have.But I see or think that I need to take apart the QCGB to remove the lead screw and the feed shaft and that box looks like it has a million parts.I have been looking on Utube for some directions but its mainly people selling their lathes so nothing on how to take it apart.I have remove the lathe from the cabinet so its finish and looking good.Now I need to come up with a game plan to figure out how to break the lathe down into sections but try to keep it together as much as possible with out having to deal with small shims,tiny springs,etc.Guys I bet I am not the first here to do this so I am hoping that you will share your adventures and what you have learned and maybe a good manual or manuels,Utubes,links or links to some good threads.Thanks guys,I hope that by the time I get started my home computer will be up and running so that I can post some pics with my questions-----kroll