Hi Steven,

The other bit of advice is to rotate the chuck at least 1 rotation by hand before starting. 99.9% of the time it will be fine, but it is always possible that the chuck jaws can hit the cross slide, especially when holding larger parts (they protrude further from the chuck).

The WM250V model I have also has a powered cross slide. After using the lathe for many years I think it is not a vital feature, and face machining by hand is usually fine.

If you want to see mine in action have a look on my channel here as an example (skip past the rambling if you like to 10:27).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRcvbDO1FgE

And here in the CNC build at 08:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tijVFCKuLPc


Thanks