I have looked at several lathes that had spent their lives in the shops
of electric motor rebuilders, used solely for winding armatures.
Invariably the ways are rusted, apparently having never been oiled. I'm
talking more rust than a Scotchbrite would handle. Maybe a file.
Is this usually the case, and I need to quit looking at equipment
from electrical rebuilders?

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Rex Burkheimer
WM Automotive
Fort Worth TX