FB marketplace $250 lathe in "great shape"

[C-Bag]

No QCGB... though it might have all the change gears. Rusted together!

No problem, it's in good shape when it was taken out of service 20yrs ago and put outside uncovered. Besides its only surface rust....NOT! If I had a nickel for every time I read those words I could buy a new machine.

 

[Superburban]

Its a protective oxide coating. Or the optional iron oxide finish. Hard to tell which from the pic.

 

[C-Bag]

I've come to appreciate the difference between the look of dust and dirt encrusted oil and rust. I can only think somebody with something as deeply rusted as this has no clue there are precision surfaces involved that evaporust can clean but won't repair the pits. Oil encrusted dust and dirt can be cleaned off and while it looks AWEFUL seems to act as a preservative. Not so in this case. There is no sign oil anywhere.

 

[eeler1]

A file and some sandpaper, maybe use the angle grinder, and it’s as good as new.

 

[NCjeeper]

Yes it is.
Remove the legs,

Yep I would offer up 100 bucks to get the legs and scrap the rest.

 

[middle.road]

Yep I would offer up 100 bucks to get the legs and scrap the rest.

Grab the tail stock for me pls, I'll go in for $20.
I remember looking for legs for my Logan back around the turn of the century, $200-250...

 

[C-Bag]

Yep I would offer up 100 bucks to get the legs and scrap the rest.

Yup, Or weld a chain to it and use it for a boat anchor.

 

[middle.road]

Have to say it, but we could cut out cast iron pieces to use on other projects, couldn't we?

 

[C-Bag]

Like slice the bed into 12" chunks to practice scraping?

 

[FanMan]

What blows my mind is that even the [presumably] chromed handles have an even patina of rust...