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Here is pint size will along time. I have 1 gal size I purchased in 2001. Dave https://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=6385&category=

I use way lub it made for bed ways and lead screws.

Candle wax Dave https://www.bing.com/search?q=paraffin&setmkt=en-US&PC=EMMX01&form=EPIT2E&scope=web

If it's out side to side ya move the tailstock in the direction that gets it on point? ( no pun intended ) ??? ??? If it's out top to bottom ya need to shim? the tailstock . ??? ??? That

animal…here are 3 photos. Not sure if they help you see my issue. It definitely appears the tailstock needs to be adjusted which I do know how to do but have not tried. Let me know what you

Between this and the video - got it!? Thanks.

I regularly use mineral oil as tapping fluid. Seems to work great and very low odor as well.

in my area the summers are 90+ degreeF and 85 percent humidity an oily surface turns nasty real quick

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gulf-Wax-Household-Paraffin-Wax-16-oz/10420578?athbdg=L1200

You could probably even just use a wax (some do that on their woodworking tools).? But a very THIN film of oil, which is all you need, is not really much of a chip magnet. Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer

You actually have to check both the HS and the TS alignment. The HS spindle should be parallel to the bed, both horizontally & vertically. A 3MT test bar is the ideal tool, lacking one of those, a

I like the idea of using a wax on gliding surfaces just not sure about the type of wax that you are using. A liquid teflon based wax might work better than paraffin wax but I don’t know. *Have A

Nothing wrong with that. Where do you get your paraffin?

i'll surely get severely chastised for this blasphemy my lathe has ball oiler at various locations and i regularly oil the bearings and gear bushings but not the ways and lead screw i use paraffin the

Arthur, The spring ball oil fitting is installed only in the saddle casting , never in the ways. A small pilot hole for the oil port is drilled through the casting and then tapped the appropriate

All lathe test never did head stock off. But there the first time. Back 1980 there was Chinese lathe where bed wrap by ?" . The machinery dealer was try sell the lathe Great price too. I found the

Here’s a lathe alignment guide: https://gadgetbuilder.com/Lathe_Align.html (Pretty sure gadgetbuilder’s on the list) There’s a couple chapters on doing this in the complete mini-lathe workshop

Here #4 better on larger lathes a screws

This oil I use I had gal for 20 years Dave

There are several places. Things are kinda busy at work now or I'd look for more. This video has two places: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IYwSLPlPXqs Start at 6:28 I've also seen them