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.
3.Install center in tailstock.
4.Attach lathe dog to test stock from Step 1, then mount it between centers, as shown in Figure below.
Figure 33. Example of stock mounted between
the centers.
5.Turn 0.010" off stock diameter.
6.Mount test or dial indicator so plunger is on tailstock quill.
Model G0765 (Mfd. Since 12/13)
7.Use calipers to measure both ends of workpiece.
—If test stock is thicker at tailstock end, move tailstock toward front of lathe 1⁄2 the distance of the amount of taper, as shown in the Figure below.
Move tailstock toward |
front of lathe 1/2 the |
amount of taper. |
Looking down from above. |
Figure 34. Adjust tailstock toward the operator.
—If test stock is thinner at tailstock end, move tailstock toward back of 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 1/2 the |
amount of taper. |
