Good move Joe! Sounds like a pretty good price.

Don't get too aggressive cleaning the ways. Just some fine steel wool and WD-40. You will like the quick change lead screw.

For making rod parts that lathe is just the ticket. You will be able to do two-handed grips on the blank with no trouble. So many people get these little toy lathes and then grumble about the bed being too short. You can always turn little stuff on a big machine but you can never turn big swtuff on a little machine.

See you in January

fishbum