Tailstock

 

Tailstock Live Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tailstock is equipped with a cam-action clamping system to secure it to the lathe bed. When the lever is thrown, a locking plate lifts up and secures the tool rest to the bed. To position the tailstock along the bed:

1.Loosen the quick release lever and move the tailstock to the desired position. Figure 17.

2.Re-engage the quick release lever.

3.If the quick release lever will not lock the tailstock down onto the bed (either too loose or too tight), loosen or tighten the hex nut (located on the underside of the tail- stock) in small increments as needed to achieve the proper clamping pressure.

Quick release lever

Lever Stop

Figure 17. Tailstock assembly.

The tail spindle is a Morse Taper #2, the same as the headstock. The live center is preinstalled from the factory. To remove, turn the handwheel counter-clockwise until the tailstock barrel bottoms out in the tailstock housing. This causes the center to be forced out of the barrel. Be sure to catch the center with your other hand as it drops out to avoid damaging the center. See Figure 18.

Figure 18. Tailstock spindle taper.

Reinstall by turning the handwheel clockwise until the tailstock barrel sticks out of the tailstock housing about 1⁄2''. Make certain the surface of the taper and the inside of the tailstock bore are clean and free of dirt. Insert the live center into the tailstock barrel with a light amount of force to seat the taper in the bore. When the workpiece is secured on the centers, the force will seat the taper more completely.

When installing the workpiece between the cen- ters, first move the tailstock to get a rough posi- tioning. Lock the tailstock in position with the quick-release lever. Then using the handwheel, crank the center firmly into the workpiece until it is firmly seated. Lock it into position with the locking lever See Figure 19.

G1495 Heavy-Duty Wood Lathe

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