[QUOTE=Norton_BMW;2169988]In mine I had to fix the alignment and had the surfaces precision ground and then use a precision shim. The GIB retention plate was also too flimsy.
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I had read that several pages back. My cheap WT 11x26 has issues but nothing like some of the things discussed here, the tailstock works great . I do believe that you all are expecting a tad too much from a $6500 machine, might be the lowest price on the market. On the other hand it was the $6500 units marketing that boasted of the specs and the things it could do, not you all.