I recently attended an auction where I had my eye on a big Diacro
bender with a ton of big bending dies. It was rusted solid, as it had
been stored outside exposed for several years. The handle was rusted
solid as were the pins. Heavy rust. I stayed at the auction an extra
hour thinking I would snag it for next to nothing. As it turns out,
several guys were interested. It quickly got to $325 and for me that
was no bargain, given the many hours of work it would have required to
rehab it. The rust certainly would have badly pitted the surface. But I
didn't think it would affect performance. Would have liked to have
bought that at the "right" price.
-Mike