Thanks Ben, that actually makes sense to me now.
Gwelo, I have taken some time to eliminate as much flex in the cross slide as possible and working on finishing up mounting a nice new Bostar wedgie tool post on the crosslide. I figure this is the best way to go for the sake of ridgidity.
I'll do a donut mount for the crosslide and keep it around and use it for taper cuts.
And it is indeed an Asian cheapie lathe, I am enjoying the process of making it better than it was though, and seeing what I can make it do. (It was posted in my signature, but for some reason that isn't displaying-something else to figure out. lol)
I have another pulley I need to make, so I will def try dragging the cutter through the slot. I'm expecting much better results this go around. I'll post my results once I get that far. May be a while, life does get in the way....
I appreciate everyone's help, suggestions and explanations though... Very much so! You guys have all helped me out in many different ways!
