Originally Posted by
Leo Van Der Loo
If you can get the lathes instruction book it will probably tell you the type of bearings there are in it, as your lathe isn’t that old I would expect good quality pre-lubed bearings in it.
Those are very good rugged lathes that withstood the abuse in schools for many years, all parts and the cast iron is much better quality than the offshore lathes of today.