Your not trying to level the lathe , think lathes on navy ships . Your trying to make sure theres no twist . Hate to say it but the best/fastest way to get the bed setup is with more than 1 level . What kind of level are ya using ?
In order to download I believe you need to upgrade your membership. Personally, I think it's worthwhile. A Silver membership would get you access to the downloads. Just a heads up.Tried that link and it led me nowhere. Said no permission to download
Check the manual for that machine. You will likely need to get a substantial bar of steel to use in headstock alignment. My manual called for a 2" bar. Very slight changes in the headstock mounting will affect the taper. The process is simple but tedious. Tailstock alignment is much easier. The better your level the better the results of taking twist out. Castings can move all by themselves!Not sure if the headstock can be aligned to the ways on my machine.
You are a HM supporter, so you get access, according to the Donation page.Hmmm.....works for me. Did you click on the yellow download button ?
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It’s a 15” Startett master level and I calibrated it alsoYour not trying to level the lathe , think lathes on navy ships . Your trying to make sure theres no twist . Hate to say it but the best/fastest way to get the bed setup is with more than 1 level . What kind of level are ya using ?
Ah. I bet that’s what’s got me locked out. I will upgrade in just a little bit and check it out, ThanksIn order to download I believe you need to upgrade your membership. Personally, I think it's worthwhile. A Silver membership would get you access to the downloads. Just a heads up.
that’s what I keep hearing is adjust the headstock . Are all headstocks adjustable? Guess I would need to look at mine to see if it is.I used two starrett 98's and an import master precision level. I trust the starrett levels more based on calibrating them. Get the twist out of the bed first, then adjust your headstock if needed.