thanks ;D
I have to admit, with just a few name plates, taping off/grease then paint and touch up does sound the easiest!
you know it would look good from 5 feet away, lol.
I am going to have my work cut out for me on this lathe.
Truthfully, a wiser buyer would have passed on it , due to its worn bed ways. I did not realize the extent till I got it home.
It is one of those situations where the carriage is tight at either one end or the other, but not both.
a little background - not a machinist. Some years at woodworking.
PM45 mill. Just sold a PM1127. Have a Grizzly 12x36 on order.
Have been interested in this for about a year, having spent a lifetime marvelling at what machinists accomplish.