IN setting up my Grizzly 16inch long bed lathe (G0462) The tail stock and head stock did not align perfectly at first and I had to make some adjustments and watch how I tightened the head stock and tail stock. Once learned, it aligned up quickly every time. But my eyes are not as good as they used to be. While they looked perfect, I couldn't tell if they were something like .005 or .007 out of alignment. This causes problems on pens.
I have an MT2 Alignment tool and used it before on my Rikon pen lathe when I was in Japan. Today, I tried it out on my Grizzly. So this is my question: How do I know or how can I tell if it is out of alignment? I pull the tail stock up to the head stock with the alignment tool and it fits.
Now the question is: Did it align perfectly because it was perfectly aligned? OR Did it align because the MT Alignment tool forced it into alignment?
It is hard to tell when the alignment is .005 or so out of alignment. If it is out of alignment without the alignment tool, I will eventually notice this on pens.
What do I look for in aligning?
Alignment tool: https://www.amazon.com/NOVA-2MTNA-Ac...alignment+tool
I have an MT2 Alignment tool and used it before on my Rikon pen lathe when I was in Japan. Today, I tried it out on my Grizzly. So this is my question: How do I know or how can I tell if it is out of alignment? I pull the tail stock up to the head stock with the alignment tool and it fits.
Now the question is: Did it align perfectly because it was perfectly aligned? OR Did it align because the MT Alignment tool forced it into alignment?
It is hard to tell when the alignment is .005 or so out of alignment. If it is out of alignment without the alignment tool, I will eventually notice this on pens.
What do I look for in aligning?
Alignment tool: https://www.amazon.com/NOVA-2MTNA-Ac...alignment+tool
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