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G0554 Gear-Head Floor Lathe
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Drilling with the
Tailstock
Figure 31. Setting up tailstock for drilling.
Figure 32. Tapered shank drill fitting into quill
taper.
T
o install the tapered drill chuck:
1. With the tailstock locked, pus
h down to
unlock the quill lock handle.
2. Turn the quill feed handle clockwise to extend
the
quill about one inch.
3. Insert a tapered
drill arbor (Figure 31), or the
tapered drill shank (Figure 32), into
the quill
until the taper is firmly seated. The matching
tapers hold the arbor.
4. Turn the quill feed handle clockwise to feed
the drill
bit into the rotating workpiece.
5. To remove the chuck taper, turn the quill feed
handle
counterclockwise until the chuck is
pushed out from the tailstock taper.
Cutting Shallow
Tapers with the
Tailstock
The tailstock can be offset to cut a shallow taper
on a part.
To set up the tailstock to cut tapers:
1. Lock
the tailstock in position.
2. Loosen the set screw located just above the
adjustment screw (see Figure 33).
Figure 33. Tailstock off-set adjustments.
Adjustment Screw
Set Screw