Just hold it up to the light with a straight-edge (a steel rule will do...) and you'll see the bend. Mark it, set it in the lathe at just before that point and 'tweak' it straight until it's perfect
Just hold it up to the light with a straight-edge (a steel rule will do...) and you'll see the bend. Mark it, set it in the lathe at just before that point and 'tweak' it straight until it's perfect