i don't know if having a lathe is a blessing or a curse. I am still so much on the learning curve.
I am always finding new tools that I need to have or make to complete a task.
the funnest part is, needing to make a tool with the lathe, but having a part on it. that once it is taken out, it is nearly impossible to dial it in, with what tools I have I can get it close to with in .0005 or there abouts.
so i am finding out, it is wise to have at least a couple of blanks on hand when starting a project. because the prototype is the learning curve.
like with the hub extension. every time I have taken it out and replaced it in the lathe, the little differences add up. but that is why at the moment I am playing on it. to find a method that I can use to get everything dialed in. it is looking like a 3 inch extension will be more than long enough.
now I am looking at how I can salvage the original hub, and use it useful someplace else on this redrive...