The most surprising detail in this build is the tiny white plastic figure riding along on the moving slide. Someone gave the machine a little passenger, and it turns a heavy old iron cycle into something with real charm. The maker has brought a bevel machine from around the 1940s back into running condition, and the result looks properly alive.
The way the machine moves is the part that stands out to me. The slide sweeps rapidly back and forth on each cycle while the spindle turns, with hex socket head bolts and metal blocks framing all that motion. A steady stream of yellow lubricating oil pours down onto the metal parts from above, and metal shavings mixed with oil residue sit on the surfaces, which tells you this thing is actually being worked rather than just idling.
One point worth highlighting: this is not a Gleason coniflex machine, even though the maker owns a couple of coniflex machines. That makes getting this older bevel machine running feel like a deliberate addition rather than a repeat of what is already in the shop. A black plate at the bottom of the frame rounds out the picture.
The one open question in my mind is runout. On a machine of this age, that number would tell a lot about where the restoration stands.