Hi Dick:
Your method will work, but I think it's more reliable to insert a dead-center and sweep the outside of the hardened point. It's easier to see any offset visually, and easier to sweep. Sweeping the inside surface restricts the position of the test point to a small band and the point has to slide on a steep angle of the inside curve. Also the socket is unhardened and may have rough spots near the end. I think the dead center will give a truer representation of the actual center.
mike
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--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "Dick" <old_toolmaker@...> wrote:
I am thinking of aligning the tail stock on my lathe using a dial indicator held in the headstock chuck and sweeping the inside of the tail stock barrel to get a zero zero reading. I also would then fasten the two parts of the tail stock with a pair of dowel pins to lock the alignment in position. I do not foresee a need to offset the tail stock in the future because I have an offset able tail stock center for taper turning.
I think I have all contingencies covered, but would like to hear from others who might have done a similar thing. Do you foresee any problems with my solution?
Thanks
Dick
