12” x 37” Lathe Tailstock Clamp Improvement

[Frank S]

Ralph,
do like me cheat go to the last 2-3 mins of the video to see the finished product (usually in action ) to see if it is in FACT what you want then use the vid as a learning how to make the "thingy ".

Last century an old university lecturer told me ,in answer to my question :- what's the best book on "blah" ? and his reply was very enlightening go the library get a book on "blah", rest the spine on the palm of your hand, where it falls open read those two pages ! If you understand what is written there that book is "a good book for you about Blah"

in this century i apply that to videos on what ever i am studying up ...........................................

HTH

Exactly and if you do not get a good understanding try letting it fall open again a couple of times if after 6 or 8 pages you a working synopsis of the subject matter the book is not worth reading in the first place.

[Y-geo]

Exactly and if you do not get a good understanding try letting it fall open again a couple of times if after 6 or 8 pages you a working synopsis of the subject matter the book is not worth reading in the first place.

Been kind of busy this week working on the mini Lathe controller box. I hated the side mounted speed control the fact it had NO tacho and you could wreck the gear box with a clumsy move of a single switch.

The power cable was permanent wire in so used a kettle lead skt with built fuse holder, the knock /lock out I kept the speed controller is on top the box now contains a 12 volt supply for cooling fans and the Tacho which only run when the chuck runs. forward / reverse can only be activate with both toggle switched in synch. cost total about 30 ukp plus my time.