Note: As long as this dead center remains in the chuck, the point of the center will remain true to the spindle centerline. The point will have to be refinished whenever the center is removed and then returned to the chuck.
4.install a center in the tailstock.
5.attach a lathe dog to the test stock from Step 2, then mount it between the centers as shown in the figure below.
Figure 48. Example photo of stock mounted
between the centers.
6.turn 0.010" off the stock diameter.
7.mount a test or dial indicator so that the plunger is on the tailstock quill.
Note: If necessary in the following step, refer to the Offsetting Tailstock subsection for detailed instructions.
Model G0740 (Mfg. Since 11/12)
8.use calipers to measure both ends of the workpiece.
—if the test stock is thicker at the tailstock end, move the tailstock toward the front of
the lathe 1⁄2 the distance of the amount of taper, as shown in the figure below.
Move tailstock toward |
front of lathe half the |
amount of taper |
Looking down from above. |
Figure 49. Adjust tailstock toward the operator.
—if the test stock is thinner at the tailstock end, move the tailstock toward the back of the lathe 1⁄2 the distance of the amount of taper, as shown in the figure below.
Looking down from above. |
Move tailstock toward |
back of lathe half the |
amount of taper |
