Thanks guys and please do be nosey,well I figure since I had the lathe taken apart I would just go ahead and replace them since they are 1965 bearings.The new ones were about 6.00 or so which were not to expensive compared to Clausing so I though I would just replace them.Your right they do look good but I have no knowledge of the lathe from the previous owner other than being told it was a working lathe.I'm sure that the 1965 bearings are better made than todays bearings but they still are 1965 bearings.Should I or shouldn't I replace them?The bearings that I want to replace,I don't want to work my tail off just to get them out,want to be civil about it and not barbaric about it( little humor)