When I first set up my lathe, on a way-too-flexible floor, it took me
a long time to get it dialed in. Part of that was the floor's fault,
part was that I didn't have much clue what I was doing. I did
finally get the lathe lined up, but I have no idea how. I seem to
remember that it involved about a million cut-and-try experiments,
some intense profanity, and luck.

Time to do it again, this time on -- hallelujah! -- a concrete
floor. I recall from way back that some people were fans of Rollie's
Dad's method of lining up a lathe. I've just looked it up and it
seems sane. (See
http://www.john-wasser.com/NEMES/RDMLatheAlignment.html for an
explanation.)

What say you? Is this a viable way to set things up? Any problems
with it? 'Cause it sure looks simpler than cutting a thousand test
bars.

Pete

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