Tool Rest for Jet Mini

[ElPadrino]

Hello. This is my first post but I have been reading the forum about a month and have learned alot. I went from stumbling across this web site, which really peaked my interest, to buying a lathe to turning a couple of decent looking pens. The members of this site articles' and how to's have been a tremendous help in softening the learning curve. Thank you.
Now to my question. I purchased a jet mini lathe and have noticed my tool rest is tilted(not level) Its about 1/8"-1/4" higher on the left side than the right. Will this effect my work. I plan on making bowls and other project some time in the future. Will the tilted tool rest effect other projects?

Thanks agian for the help,
KP

 

[JimGo]

Is it the tool rest or the holder? That is, is this indicative of a bigger problem, or can you buy one of the tool rest sets from Lamar (which are highly recommended anyway) and not have do worry about whether or not it will have an impact on your projects?

Lamar's tool rest:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14679&SearchTerms=tool,rest

 

[Russb]

Contact the seller and/or Jet to see about getting the problem resolved......either the tool rest or the banjo(tool rest holder).
It will make a big difference in your work.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Definately contact your vendor or Jet if the problem is with the lathe. If the difference isn't great, how you hold your tools will compensate for the slant. But it's still not good. If you want new or custom rests go to a local welder. I get mine made up for about $10.00 each.

 

[ElPadrino]

Thanks for the help. I called amazon.com and they are sending out a replacement. JimGo, thanks for the link to Lamar's tool rest. I plan on ordering a set when I get the new lathe in the mail.