Brand new Record Envoy lathe (which, so far, is delightful). But I'm finding the drive center extremely difficult to remove because both the inside of the spindle and the drive center's morris taper have fine machining grooves on them. A second, new drive center from The Woodturning Store is the same. I've never seen this before; I've always seen mirror-smooth surfaces inside spindles and on morris tapers.
Should I try to smooth either or both surfaces with some very fine emery or crocus paper?
Should I try to smooth either or both surfaces with some very fine emery or crocus paper?