I will see this woman on the weekend, maybe something will come out of
this. Thanks.

i

On 2008-06-27, Karl Townsend wrote:
The surface rust is almost a non-issue...

Now, how good a condition is the lathe in? Severe wear near the
headstock=bad. Not running in all the gears=bad. Parts missing=bad. parts
broken=bad.

For rust, I'm sure there are many ways to handle it. My favorite: pressure
wash the heck out of it after several dosings of engine degreaser. follow
with several dosings of Lime away (phosphoric acid) and pressure wash. One
final shot of engine degreaser to kill all acid trace. Then go over whole
machine with a scotchbrite wheel. A coat of paint and it will look like new.

Karl



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