I am in UK in the cotswolds, not quite south west but we can chat there are clock and lathe groups on Facebook I am admin for ( Pultra and any watchmakers lathe ) but I am on how to repair pendulum clocks, among others , I restore torsion ( anniversary) clocks so I am on the 400 day group as well , if you want help regarding lathe then there are plenty of knowledgeable friendly people on my group ( but please answer questions if you apply) and then we can chat via messenger, the same goes for How to repair pendulum clocks and the admin is a clock conservator works for museums English heritage and national trust knows what he is at
cheers Dell