After observing the advice from the board, I have pretty much ditched my 3-jaw chuck for my 4-jaw that also came with the lathe. I have found that I am getting much quicker at centering pieces in the chuck, so I really have not great desire to go back to the 3-jaw. I am only having one little problem with the 4-jaw, though. Even on small pieces, if I indicate and center near the tailstock end of the piece, the headstock end with gradually become off as I slide the indicator toward that end. If I then center the headstock end, I will gradually become more and more off as I approach the tailstock end? Are my pieces a bit out of true, or what would cause this? Thanks in advance.
Benny
Benny