thewishman
Member
My Jet 1014 has been slightly out of alignment for several years and I have lived with it. Now it is really on my nerves.
The points line up but at about 8" the mandrel runs true but the tailstock 60 degree center is out about 1/8". That doesn't sound like much but the area that is most affected is about 1 1/2" from the headstock - right where I do most of my pen work. (I put both barrels on the mandrel, work the headstock side, then switch the barrels - always working on the headstock side.) There is not much play in the tailstock, I can't move it side-to-side.
Any suggestions?
PLEASE DON'T SAY "SWITCH TO MANDREL-LESS/TBC" UNLESS YOU WANT TO HELP ME BUY THE BUSHINGS.:tongue:
The points line up but at about 8" the mandrel runs true but the tailstock 60 degree center is out about 1/8". That doesn't sound like much but the area that is most affected is about 1 1/2" from the headstock - right where I do most of my pen work. (I put both barrels on the mandrel, work the headstock side, then switch the barrels - always working on the headstock side.) There is not much play in the tailstock, I can't move it side-to-side.
Any suggestions?
PLEASE DON'T SAY "SWITCH TO MANDREL-LESS/TBC" UNLESS YOU WANT TO HELP ME BUY THE BUSHINGS.:tongue: