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it is a gap bed.I've certainly seen worse- I think for hobby use you would probably never notice the wear
Plus it looks as though the worst of the wear is out some comfortable distance from the headstock
Looks like that's a gap-bed lathe (thumbs up)
It looks rough. Yikes I haven't seen many Japanese machines that bad. When you get it in the shop, wired up, cleaned machine and lubrication sump in the carriage, new oil, check the way wipers and then do the 2 collar test and see how bad it is.then lets talk. If your going to turn out of the chuck and not between centers you can twist the bed so there isn't a taper as Adam does. If your going to use center to center turning you can only do so much.