JimsWorkshop
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I'm pretty new at using my lathe but it seemed to me that if you want to turn a near perfect cylinder, you want to clamp your finger around the tool shaft and use them as a guide as you slide along the tool rest. OK, but that only works if you get the tool rest parallel to imaginary line between the two centers. I've tried eyeballing it, but it the stock is pretty rough, it gives a false indication and poor results. I've tried to use a ruler to measure the left end of the rest to the drive center and the right end to the live center, but that is awkward at best. How do you guys (and gals) do this? Am I missing something really simple? Thanks.