The lathe was taken apart, all parts inspected and cleaned, and it was adjusted and put together. Only two gears were damaged, the bevel gears for the automatic cross feed on the carriage. They work for now and I will find another pair in good condition. All of this taking apart and putting together showed me how everything works.
In my apprentice days we moved from machine to machine through the shop. I started on a planer, then the broacher, a mill, and a shaper. The drill press and a file were part of the program, too. The last machine before graduation to journeyman was the lathe. The journeymen "picked their machine." They were expected to master them and they rarely switched from one to another. The job was boring most of the time. Many of the same parts were made and I watched the same things go back and forth or spin around all day. It was a dark and smoky place and I smelled like a fish at the end of the day. The cutting oil. A mechanic's job supported me when I was going through machinist school. That was a much better job - I was always doing something interesting. I quit before I got my journeyman card. This is something I always regret. I never ran the lathe. The only time I used one was in school. Now I get an opportunity to learn what I missed.