Quote Originally Posted by Leo Van Der Loo View Post
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.
Yep, there are sealed bearings in the headstock. I was just looking for something to cover the exposed metal in there.

And the iron has stood up very well to the test of the elements... still flat and smooth underneath all the rust