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[LKeithR]

Go as high as you can and make use of all the wall space. Minimize doors and windows. If you can go high enough
even consider a small mezzanine....

[LKeithR]

Why not? Twist is twist. It can go in either direction. Before you even think about trying to align the headstock
take the time to do a proper...

[LKeithR]

Food for thought...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t90uCe2u_k8

[LKeithR]

It is "impossible" to accurately identify any unknown steel without conducting a chemical test or using an XRF
gun. You can "guess"...

[LKeithR]

Yeah, 40+ years I've been doing this and I've never balanced a chuck, never seen it done, either. Buy a good chuck
and you don't need to worry...

[LKeithR]

Doesn't matter what "measuring" method you use you still need gauge pins. How you measure "between" the pins
can be done in...

[LKeithR]

Say what? Put some unknown ballast on the lathe to hold it down? Never heard of that. If you must pull one or more
legs down do it correctly...

[LKeithR]

If you reach the point where one leg--or, more correctly, one adjusting screw--has traveled as far as it can without
lifting another leg and you...

[LKeithR]

In very few cases do you need to touch the headstock. Much more likely that the bed has a slight twist in it.
You need to align the bed. And please...

[LKeithR]

You're not a dick. If you're like me you're completely baffled by what HSD means. Another useless thread......

[LKeithR]

What brand is your chuck and what size is it? Pratt and Bison both make "one-piece" soft jaws for some of
their chucks. We had an 8"...

[LKeithR]

I can't see any advantage to using a pre-setter on a manual lathe. If you need to know the position of your tool simply
touch off with the tool,...

[LKeithR]

Ah if it were only that easy. What are you going to ream it with? If you're talking about hitting a .0002" tolerance it only
takes a tiny...

[LKeithR]

Exactly the right way to do the job; for all of the above reasons......