warthog
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I am fairly new to this pen turning phenomena...and I purchased a used lathe from a gentleman in Colorado. Since I do not have a drill press available and to keep my cost down I decided to drill my blanks with the lathe. Maybe if I add everything up that I bought to do this with I may have been better off to get a drill press. Anyway...my problem is this...Every aspect of the lathe is great except for when I want to drill my blanks. The tailstock is not centering on the blank that is being held by a dedicated blank holder. And there seems to be a lot of wobbling. I have to physically hold the drill chuck while I advance the bit into the blank. The bit is hitting a little low and to the right of center. I sure would welcome any ideas on how to correct this.