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    Dirt Cheap Automatic Tailstock Feed for Your Metal Lathe

    There are a number of lathe operations, such as center drilling, in which an automatic tailstock feed would be useful. This is easily accomplished in the manner shown in the photos. A clamping shaft collar is secured to the tailstock spindle. A forked bracket, mounted on the carriage engages the shaft collar. With the tailstock clamp slightly loosened, the longitudinal feed advances the carriage and tailstock at the desired speed.

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    In mold making, especially deep cavities, this was accomplished differently. But that equipment was physically much larger, attaining, ~.008 to ~.025 per revolution.
    By linking carriage to tailstock with eyebolts and chain or a tie bar. The advantage of tie bar, interrupting feed, and joggling handwheel functioned as a chip breaker. The tailstock clamp was not engaged, pulling from below let ways do their job.

    I'd hesitate loading a machine lead-screw this way, while a feed shaft is built for the job.

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    Thanks tmate3! We've added your Automatic Tailstock Feed to our Lathe Accessories category,
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    interesting way to do this,, FYI , some lathes have a threaded hole in the carridge that lines up with a threaded hole in the tailstock,,,a special bolt was supplied with lathe,, it was threaded on both ends,with a hex in the middle, to lock both carridge and tailstock together,, check your lathe out folks , it may have these two holes..



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