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New tool, lots of questions.
Hello all..
I found a decent deal at the local RONA today, picked up the Delta Midi lathe for CDN $245.. the only tool I really didn't have, but thought it was a good deal.. and the idea of making pens intrigues me.. went to Lee Valley and bought the kits, the reams, CA glue, all that fun stuff. So I got home, and I set it up today, (after cleaning alot of grease off of it) and it seems to run fine. Put a piece of walnut in it, and gave er a try. After the chips settled, I found I ran into a few questions. When I mount the wood in the lathe, how much 'pressure' do you put on the tailstock.. how hard do I screw it in? After getting it rounded off, I noticed that: 1: the tailstock head spins slowly with the piece, but not at the same speed.. is that normal? 2: the piece oscillates ever so little.. If I back off the tailstock head a bit, the tailstock pin stops turning, & the oscillating stops. Is that normal? 3: If I line up the point of the headstock, and the point on the tailstock, the don't line up perfectly.. (less than 1 mm diff). Does this really matter? thanks for any and all advice. |
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