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I just acquired an older Shopsmith 10ER, primarily to use the lathe portion. It's been a long time since I used a lathe and was surprised the tailstock was fixed, not live. Any problem using the fixed one or should I invest in a live one? I probably won't be doing a ton of lathe work, but want it to work well. (I'm going to spend a few days cleaning/tuning the unit - seems to be an oldie but goodie.)

Thanks for any advice.