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Morning Eddie roll the mandrel on a flat surface will show if its round or not whenever I bought one I did this disconcerting to the dealer I can tell you. Check with a dead centre in the head and tail stock to see if the points line up, place a thin piece of metal or a feeler guage between the points using the tailstck gently bring the points up you will see clearly how your lathe lines up the rest is up to you.

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[QUOTE="Penpal, post: 219163, member: 122"] Morning Eddie roll the mandrel on a flat surface will show if its round or not whenever I bought one I did this disconcerting to the dealer I can tell you. Check with a dead centre in the head and tail stock to see if the points line up, place a thin piece of metal or a feeler guage between the points using the tailstck gently bring the points up you will see clearly how your lathe lines up the rest is up to you. Welcome to the forum from over here. Peter, [/QUOTE]

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