Cadcam,
I don't know what you mean when you say "in the center". I am using a chuck in the tailstock. It is a taper mount jt33 (enco precision 13mm cap.). I just got it. Could be defective! I'll have to check it for runout. Yes I am center drilling first. I found that my tailstock setscrew (on the underside of the ram) was loose. This did improve things a bit and I also made an adjustment to get the ram Parallel with the ways. It was off by .0005. This Lathe isnt all that precise and you can move the ram when fully extended by .001 or more depending on how hard you push. However when staring to drill the ram is fully retracted and it relativly sturdy in that position. Im looking into truing the Lathe chuck jaws but I need to wiat till I get some drill rod to do some checking.
Thanks,
James |