6 position lathe carriage stop

[Occasional machinist]

Over the last few months I have been working on a number of projects, this one being one of them. This video is of the finished result, but there are links at the end of each clip to the previous steps.

[rayh__]

Attach the indicator to the carriage! Douh! I wish I'd thought of that.
Thanks for posting. One more addition to the projects list.

[DIYer]

Thanks Occasional machinist! We've added your Lathe Carriage Stop to our Lathe Accessories category,
as well as to your builder page: Occasional machinist's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Lathe Carriage Stop by Occasional machinist

tags: lathe, carriage stop

[Occasional machinist]

No problems Ray.
The CVA has a rather spiffy way of attaching the indicator, but if you don't want to attach a dovetail and don't mind a magnet where the chips fall, one of those 'mighty mag' magnets (with perhaps a hook just to keep a positive engagement) would probably hold the indicator in position just fine.

Michael

[greenie]

Something very old, happens to be new again, eh. :-)

[Occasional machinist]

For those inspired by this tool (or just wondering how it works), this video may help.
Set up takes a little time, but at the end of the video I make up a part using the stop and just rip through...