Thanks for the tip on the full power before wear in Flyinfool, and everyone else....I couldn't find any info about it so I ended up shaping them smooth with a slight contour...the high pitch wasn't as bad afterwards, also ditched the DC speed controller that came with the lathe, and grabbed a different one out of my small collection of kbic's.....the difference was night and day....no more high frequency squeal, there was no way in hell I could deal with that squeal after all the weeks of working to get this lathe to where it should be, I figured spending a thousand dollars on something you should be able to use it on arrival, unlike the $4-500 variety but I was wrong.....the biggest thing about these lathes is the cleaning, I bet I had 2 weeks into cleaning the dirt and milling dust, gravel, wood, shavings, filings you name it, it was in the crate, but anyway lol thanks again guys, when I get her finished I'll be back for turning tips, and such as I am just starting out, and I can tell all you guys know your **** I was reading some of your stuff so cool take care