Bench Top Lathes???

YY1 said
I have a somewhat related lathe question-

Can you use a lathe to turn down a rusty drive shaft yoke?

I have several (many?) drive shafts that have been stored uninstalled and developed a good layer of surface rust on the polished yoke area.

Are the yokes ruined or can they be saved?

If you can’t polish the rust off they probably aren’t salvageable. I’m not sure how much you can turn down a yoke and still get the seal to function.

It will also take a 4 jaw Chuck or a face plate (maybe a face plate) to grab it, and certainly use a live center.