Docholiday
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I have 2 jet lathes. A 1236 and a 1014 mini. I would like to do Kitless pens and have been gathering some of the tools, but I don't think my lathes have tight enough tolerances at the moment. Both don't run true with a dial indicator on the barrel of a Beall collet chuck. I've also had problems with "out of round" even when turning between centers. Is there a way to align the headstock? Is it just off in relation to the bed or is the spindle warped? I've seen a double morse taper for aligning headstock/tailstock. Would this help? Should I ditch both and get a new lathe (possible lower end metal lathe)? Thanks for any and all help.
Darren.
Darren.