Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
Might be worthwhile to place a few dial indicators in strategic places checking any movement from the carriage to the cross slide the compound "if used " the tool posts and a couple places along the blade itself. Film in the highest resolution available then play back frame by frame. I have a hunch you both may be partially right and partially wrong at the same time. I would have toi make one to test my theory though, and after seeing how well yours appears to work I may just have to do that. once a few million other bucket list projects wind down.
The only negative I have found is that when its at the end of the cut it leaves a nub due to the lack of SFPM. It you lathe has speed controls on the fly speeding it up at the end would help a lot.