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Bruce, I’m sure you already know this, but if anyone else has one of these, make sure you clean/oil the bare steel. I bought one several months back after seeing Tom’s... gave it a quick glance over on arrival to make sure there was no damage and put it back in the box on the shelf. Fast forward to yesterday, I pulled it down off the shelf and there’s a couple minor spots of rust on the crank and one of the small bolts on the rod. I never touched these parts back when I received it, but they were likely handled in the build or during packing... or the rust may have even been there when I received it...