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Not with that particular lathe, BUT, just because you get the points to match up doesn't necessarily mean "problem solved". Imagine a straight line going THROUGH the points from headstock to tailstock. That line needs to be perfectly straight both horizontally and vertically.
 
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That what I mean I guess I can adjust the headstock and see how it looks. Otherwise I guess I am the mercy of the ways. I noticed last night and decided that I would wait till next time rather than messing with it at the end of the night.
 
Horizontally less than a 16th of an inch. It may be as simple as adjusting the headstock just a bit but it got me wondering what to do if that does not work. Surpisinglly I found very litle online.
 
First notice the lock that swivels the head, then follow that lock to the non-operator side of the lathe.

Most misalignments are because the back part of the locking mechanism is not catching properly.

Here are some other reasons
• A worn out live center
• Dirty tapers, male or female.
• A burr on a taper, male or female
 
Originally posted by Ron in Drums PA

First notice the lock that swivels the head, then follow that lock to the non-operator side of the lathe.

Most misalignments are because the back part of the locking mechanism is not catching properly.

Here are some other reasons
• A worn out live center
• Dirty tapers, male or female.
• A burr on a taper, male or female
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What Ron said.
Loosen the locking mechanism and move the head slightly until the points meet. Then, holding in place, lock the head down.
 
If you're having a hard time figuring it out you can always get one of these.....

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I think you can get them for about 20 bucks.
 
I am going to try swiveling the head tonight and see how I make out. I just started thing about it today and then started to over think about what to do it that did not work.
 
I have a 1236 and on the lower back side of the headstock, next to the outboard turning rest, there is a spring loaded tightening pin. At least on mine, I had to align the points of a dead and live center and observere how much movement there was when tightening this down and in which direction. After that, I just loosened things up and moved the headstock into an offset that was equal to the movement in the opposite direction so that when it all got tightened up, it was aligned horizontally. I still have approx 1/32" mis-match in the vertical however when I tighten the tailstock.
 
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