Ignoramus3975 wrote:

My clausing lathe cuts tapers instead of straight cylinders.

I am trying to set up my Clausing lathe in a way that eliminates the
possibility that these tapers are caused by anything other than wear
on the lathe (ie, improper leveling, etc)

To that end, I leveled this lathe with a Starrett 98 level.


Did I see the tailstock supporting the other end of your stock? I don't think so.

Your stock is deflecting. You needed to have a live center in a properly adjusted
tailstock. The LtoD ratio is way wrong. Put a test indicator on the far end, press down
on the stock and see the deflection.


Wes



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