I've noticed that when I run my finger along the inside of the 5C taper, I can feel deformation that would line up with where the slots in the collet are. This strikes me as a decidedly bad thing. The collet alignment screw makes it so that the collets at least all sit where they should to hopefully negate most of it, but it's something that's begun to get under my skin over time. Just wondering if anyone ever encountered the same in a used Hardinge.
Victor
Victor