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G1495 Heavy-Duty Wood Lathe
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Figure 18. Tailstock spindle taper.
Tailstock
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.
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 bot-
toms 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.
Tailstock Live Center
Figure 17. Tailstock assembly.
Quick release lever
Lever Stop
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 lock-
ing lever See Figure 19.