Cleaning the lathe bed

First of a series planned to provide some tips on use and maintenance of your woodturning equipment.

[@corywyatt5596]

Nice tip team, just did our new Neptune

[@kieranfitzgerald5688]

Thanks for the tip. I need to clean mine down because I left wet turned oak shavings on the bed overnight.

[@SouthAucklandWoodturnersGuild]

Wet oak, now you will have black on the bed of that nice new lathe from the tannins. Best to develop the habit of brushing the lathe down after use.