I recently bought an old Walker Turner wood lathe at an estate sale.
It is about 50 or 60 years old and has some problems. One of them is a
slanted tool rest. The top of the tool rest is not parallel to the
axis of the headstock and tailstock. It drops about 1/4 of an inch from
one side of a 12" rest to the other end. How important is this? As
you quessed, I am just learning to turn..................... Thanks
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