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Default Homemade 2 spindle lathe preliminary results

Bob Engelhardt wrote:
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Another test would be to clamp a glass tube in both chucks.


I'd clamp a piece of rubber tubing in both & see if it winds up.
Bob


or a piece of stock in *each* (2 pieces) almost touching in the middle.
Make a scratch across the "joint" & see if it stays aligned.

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