Fellas, is it fair to say that sufficient cleaning up can be had by surfacing on a large disc sander? If the face is clean, it will eventually seat in and find it's own way if it is a little off. That is what we did (and were recommended to do) when restoring our Original (maybe your setup is different?).
Unless you are an experienced machinist, I would think you might get into more trouble using a lathe than just sticking with the simple alternative first off.
Like Matt said, if you're not taking the time to ensure the face is perpendicular to the bore, it's all a waste of time and there isn't a lot of extra material to work with if you mess it up.
Just my 2 Cdn cents...
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