The next modification project on the Mini Lathe is the tailstock. There are two main things to do here: first adding some fine adjustments for easy aligning the tailstock on center and second modifying the tailstocks clamping mechanism.
This first video is about making an extension for the upper part of the tailstock. This steel square bare holds a fine adjustment screw with which the tailstock can easily be adjusted sideways for bringing it on center - or off center for turning slight tapers as well. For this I had to modify the base of the tailstock and the upper part slightly to fit the new design which is once more following the professional lathe models.
In addition to that, I changed the clamping of the tailstock on its base plate so that the clamping screw is now accessible from the top and not from the underside as before. Now it's absolutely easy to clamp the tailstock in it's position after it's correct alignment. To do this, I needed the homemade reverse counterboring tool from the previous video.
I hope you enjoy the slightly larger format today. Let me know what you're thinking in the commments. For any questions or suggestions feel free to comment as well.
Reverse counterboring tool built: [ Ссылка ]
Keep in mind, due to very limited resources, I have to improvise a lot and go unconvenient ways which may upset some of the "real machinists" out here. Hope - with some creativity - in the end come to good resoults anyway.
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Bearings for the compound slide: [ Ссылка ]
Brass nut for the compound: [ Ссылка ]
Compound angle adjustment mod: [ Ссылка ]
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]
