jriechel
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I've found several threads discussing finding the center of a blank and getting the bit to start there, but my problem is slightly different.
Even if the bit starts dead-center, if the axis of the tailstock is not parallel with the axis of rotation of the blank while it spins in the chuck, then the bit exits off center, and wobbles while doing it.
How do you determine if the two axes are parallel with each other? My tailstock has quite a bit of side-to-side play that makes alignment a real puzzle for me. Any machinists out there? How about just somebody that has more of a clue than I do?
Thanks for thinking this one over for me.
Jeff
Even if the bit starts dead-center, if the axis of the tailstock is not parallel with the axis of rotation of the blank while it spins in the chuck, then the bit exits off center, and wobbles while doing it.
How do you determine if the two axes are parallel with each other? My tailstock has quite a bit of side-to-side play that makes alignment a real puzzle for me. Any machinists out there? How about just somebody that has more of a clue than I do?
Thanks for thinking this one over for me.
Jeff