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Re: Lathe question forwarded

To: Hlsinger@aol.com, rex@wmautomotive.com, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Lathe question forwarded
From: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev)
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 11:45:56 -0700
The real goal here is not to make the lathe level, so much as it
is to remove twist from the bed. (If a lathe had to be level
to operate accurately, lathes on ships wouldn't work very well.)

Using a precision level is one way to achieve this. Taking test
cuts and adjusting out the taper is another way. 

Check out http://www.metalwebnews.com/ for various
treatises on this topic with step-by-step instructions...

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