My quest for a cheap starter lathe locally continues...
I was looking at a local one, cast iron bed, etc.
See:
http://busybeetools.ca/cgi-bin/picture?&NETID=1052330402040515547&NTI...
B2198
Seems ok for what is available locally, so I went and had a gander at
it. One think I noted is where the tailstock meets the bed is a bit
"loose"; i.e. the slots in the bed are somewhat wider (maybe 1/16") then
the stub from the tailstock. Sorry I don't know the terminology.
Will this cause any serious problems keeping the tail center accurately
lined up with the drive center? Is there a easy hack to fixing it if it
is a problem? Keeping in mind my metal-working skills consist of being
able to file things down and cut them off, roughly at that. I am not
even very good at drilling holes in metal...
Thanks.