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- Oct 15, 2016
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A metal working machine can run into a lot of neglect and abuse in a decade or six ( I once had a South Bend 9" that still had the original frosting everywhere, but the spindle and headstock were destroyed by lack of lubrication and had to be replaced as a whole. How much does spindle oil cost? I dunno, but an absence of it was about 160.00 out of my pocket). I have a lapping machine that is been revers engineered because a former owner stripped off the compound and used it as a Tormak on steroids. People are barbarians, which is why I was so happy to see my current lathe had been used by generations of men who gave a tinkers you-know-what about doing things right. A little oil and some cleaning do wonders for preserving a machine.
-James Huston
-James Huston