Yep, the casting underneath is lousy and hardly machined flat. I heard of "Scrape-ing" metal by hand/files or specially made metal scrape-ers but I dont know how to do it and dont want to risk ruining the lathe bed. I think #42 is good because no matter where I set the nut it holds. The tailstock is what slips. I want to turn some baseball bats on this thing but don't want to get smashed in the skull by a half-finished bat.
