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- Dec 24, 2019
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Hi, I'm new to the forum and also kinda new to lathes. I am getting an old mini lathe soon which has been sitting for a few years and gathered some rust. What I'm most concerned about is the small amount of rust on the ways and inside the tailstock taper. How should i go about removing it without impacting the accuracy of the lathe? Is it ok to just sand it away or would that be a bad idea? Also since I'm new to lathes i might as well ask which tool(s)/part(s) you guys recommend getting for the lathe. I already have a test indicator, a few calipers a 20mm micrometer and the lathe comes with a 3 jaw chuck. I'm looking into getting a independent 4 jaw chuck bacause i heard 4 jaws depend less on the accuracy of the lathe. I look forward to your answers.