laser edge finder
john lucas
When I turn Tagua nuts they are always pretty out of round. sometimes kind of triangular. I mount them between centers and move the centers trying to get the most "meat" out of the nut. Today it dawned on me why don't I use my laser pointer that I use on my hollowing rig. Set it up above the lathe and let it paint one side. Move the nut around and see where it hits. Then adjust one of the centers and try again. works fantastic. I also shortened the spring on my off brand steb center to make the pin pressure weaker. It was too strong before and actually damaged wood or caused excessive chatter on thin spindles.
