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Spent 3 hours chasing a 0.010" taper on a shaft that wasn't even tapered
Turned out my tailstock was out of alignment by about half a thou and it only showed up on longer parts, so shorter ones ran fine and drove me nuts. Anyone got a quick way to check tailstock alignment without an indicator and a test bar?
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robinson.hannah14d ago
Ha, you're overcomplicating this whole thing. A half thou on the tailstock isn't some mystery that needs a special tool, just chuck a piece of scrap between centers, skin cut both ends, and mike them. If they match, you're fine, and if you're really sweating it, that test bar isn't gonna tell you anything the chips already won't.
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