Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 20:25 +0100, Leslie Newell wrote: >> Sounds pretty much the same size as mine. It took two of us to lift it >> off and on the machine last time. I agree slideway oil helps a lot but >> it is still a fair push to get it started, especially if it has been >> clamped down. Moving it with the saddle is a lot easier. >> >> Les > > I would consider a block and tackle mounted toward the headstock and > tail stock ends of the lathe, to pull the tail stock. Using the carriage > to move the tail stock makes me cringe, though I have done this > unintentionally. There may be a danger in getting the cord caught in the > moving bits, which wouldn't be good either. Maybe just put a hook on the > right and left, and latch the block on only for the move. Another thing > that comes to mind, it should be quick and fall down easy to use, or it > won't be. On the other hand, I could be fussing about nothing. > ------------ > Kirk
Some large lathes use the same rack that moves the carriage. A bracket extends toward the front of the lathe from the tailstock, and then down around the front way. It holds a pinion that meshes with the rack, and a crank that turns the pinion. Like this: http://chestofbooks.com/home-improvement/woodworking/American-Lathe-Practice/images/Fig-95-Front-View-of-27-inch-Lathe-Tail-Stock-built-by.jpg (google can find anything ;-) Not applicable to a CNC lathe, since (if it was originally designed as CNC) it won't have a rack. Regards, John Kasunich ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
