New toy: Setting up Colchester Student lathe

[Jonathan]

Jonathan,
I hpe your are havng more fun with your new toy than I am with mine.

I've not actually made anything wit it yet - I'm trying to think of something!

My "new" Blomqvist is cutting at a taper. I spent a while last night setting up the tool holder ang cross slide with a dti ... It could be that the headstock is slightly off centre.

When cutting parallel I always use the apron handle for the final pass. If you use the apron does it cut parallel, if not it must be the headstock.

Where are you putting the dti to test the top slide since the side of it might not actually be exactly parallel to the direction of motion? How far off is it? If it's only a very slight taper using the apron handle it could be that the bed is twisted.

I've not checked the headstock on mine yet.