I am loving the new lathe, I have turned one project so far, a base and top to convert a ceramic urn to a table lamp. The only snag is the adaptor for the 33*3mm spindle thread to 1"*8 for my old chucks.
It seems that every one now has direct threading, making many seviceable chucks simply redundant. I have the Record 33mm*3 to 1"*8 adaptor, but I get vibration when turning face plate work, bringing the tailstock up to support helps, but not for everything. The Record chuck is direct threaded and for my 30 year old Axminster, now on its third thread adaptor, there are no more adaptors available, progress?
I doubt any one can help, just getting it off my chest!
Ron