Glade that you got it solved. The real lesson is finding out the adjustment that actually made the difference. You can often just change one of the carriage grubsrews/setscrew for a cap head screw or get a longer screw and put butterfly nut type wings on it, for tightening the carriage for the operation that needs a locked carriage, and then release it so that the normal running clearance is there. Those headstocks are just fine for the most part, unless you need the bigger through diameter. Chris and few others used to sell the adjustable height tool posts, that make setting up the tools , so much easier than having to use shims etc as well. The Taig mini lathes are a great little machine, especially for the small footprint that they take up.