I don't think this is a critical question, but it does sort of worry me...Does anyone know of a downside for the lathe to have one end of the stand/tablehigher than the other?My Jet mini usually sits level on the stand, but if I'm hollowing something,especially if it's small and deep, I've been putting a 4x4 under the tail stockend of the lathe so this ol' back bends less... Could this hurt the lathe?Maybe put a side load on the bearings or something?macPlease remove splinters before emailing

Mac:The bearings don't know the difference between up and down. You might cause a little twisting of the casting but the headstock end is solid enough that it isn't likely to move. So, the main effect would be to put the tailstock and headstock out of alignment. But, since you are hollowing, you aren't using the tailstock. So, no problem.Another thought -- the load changes seen by the bearings would be minimized if the spindle were completely vertical. I don't think that I could turn very long under those conditions, though.Billmac davis wrote:

Does a lathe stand HAVE to be level?

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George 21 years ago

Nope. Beneath the elephants is a layer of something else....

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George 21 years ago

Inaccurate, at least in recorded History. The shadow cast on the moon, especially during eclipses, gives ample evidence that the earth is a _sphere_ . Greeks even measured its diameter.

They're having a Pow-Wow - advertised as a dance and prayer to the Great Spirit - on public land in the city this weekend. Schools take kids on field trips to see the dance. Somewhere in the background is a clean spot on the wall where they took down the copy of the Ten Commandments....

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mac davis 21 years ago

hmm... Hank Ketchem, Small town Saturday night?

the world must be flat, cuz people leaving here, they never come back..

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mac davis 21 years ago

well said, Henry!!

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