lkorn
Member
I've been lurking here for awhile and have enjoyed all the post and learned far more thanI could have taught myself is a year of turning.
I have turned about a dozen pens so far and have enjoyed every one, including the mistakes. My problem; I am turning on an old "Craftsman" lathe that uses a 3" pipe for the bed. I can't seem to get the tailstock in the same place twice in succession. I can force it into alignment before tightening it, but there is no repeatability. Short of buying a new lathe (atleast for awhile) does anyone have any ideas as to how to compensate for this?
Thanks,
Larry
I have turned about a dozen pens so far and have enjoyed every one, including the mistakes. My problem; I am turning on an old "Craftsman" lathe that uses a 3" pipe for the bed. I can't seem to get the tailstock in the same place twice in succession. I can force it into alignment before tightening it, but there is no repeatability. Short of buying a new lathe (atleast for awhile) does anyone have any ideas as to how to compensate for this?
Thanks,
Larry