Virtual Machine Shop. MiniLathe Alignment. * GadgetBuilder.com * Last Modified: 15 March 2014 04:48 MST This page is for those who fail to recognize that a Homier is not a Hardinge and insist on tweaking their mini-lathe for improved accuracy, especially if this accuracy is beyond anything actually needed in practice.
Surprisingly, the methods needed to improve a lathe's alignment are simple and the tools required are generally already available in the home shop. In fact, my little lathe as delivered was amazingly accurate, easily accurate enough for most uses; the only significant error in my minilathe concerned the tailstock. Far out brusselsprout! Machinable Wax. DumpsterCNC.
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