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With a machinist level here is what is going on. The crossfeed is as much as .0004 or .0005 high in places toward the tail stock. And the bedways are about .0010 high toward the tail stock. And it is twisted a bit at the tail stock toward the back side... the back side being the low side. So i...

KJ, concerning the cat skinning. My chuck jaws are ground out and i cant chuck onto anything as small as a joint pin. 0.0430 is the smallest thing i can close onto.

Dick, i have a perfect 36'' brass round that i can chuck up and it points to the center of the tail stock center every time. And when i take straight passes on a piece, it will cut within a couple thousandths end to end. Although, i would be surprized if my lathe is level within .0050 with the...

Well, i wasnt aware that the sanding arbors were different. However when useing the pins, i thought that if the work piece was cut concentric to the pin, then the opposeing piece had to be cut useing the insert before installing the joint screw and insert. To be honest i never had any luck doing...

My lathe pins... inserts... arbors, whatever they are correctly called? Are an inexpensive set. They seem to be fine, except i have allways had more difficulty facing than i thought necessary. I noticed that some of the arbors are much more costly. Can there be that much difference in...

What is the best spindle speed (not longitudenal) for smoothest final pass? I have been all over the place on this, even useing my back gears. But i have never really established what i think is perfect.

Its sad to see this thread running out of fizz! Here's how we can settle this. One game of (FULL CONTACT 9 BALL) between ...Chris... and Tell It Like It Is... I bet there will be no cored cues used in that match! Unless its ebony cues cored with lead. No, this has been an excellent exchange...

Where could i get a glimpse of that attachment Greg?