It helps to have a vertical mill and lathe. I've made a lot of my own
woodworking jigs and modified most of my tools like this.
----- Original Message -----
From: 'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental Mills
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: tailstock mod?
wow!...incredible work, jon...very impressive...not sure if i would be able
to execute a mod of this quality...i just try to do something between this and
a rube goldberg set up...LOL...i also try to keep the mods simple in regards to
as small a financial budget as possible, some careful layout work, some
drilling and tapping, a bit of hardware from mcmaster-carr, possibly a bit of
welding and your done...a job that most of the members can do on a saturday,
functions well and something to be proud of...nice work on the linear bearings
as well!...that mod is on the drawing board, just waiting for some finances so
i can buy the rails and carriers...thanks for sharing the photos...joe
On Monday, May 19, 2014 5:32:00 PM UTC-4, Jon Preston wrote:
Here are photos of the tailstock I've made for my lom. It's a solid block
of aluminum with a conventional lead screw/ Morse Taper 3. The large engagement
to the side rails gives more rigidity to the mill under load as well. All of my
mill has been modified like this. There are numerous photos of the entire mill
already posted on the LOM site.
----- Original Message -----
From: 'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental Mills
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: tailstock mod?
LMAO mac!...although i would never do a mod of this type when there are
machines out there that can already do what that person made...delta made a
gear box for their bandsaw(i have a 14" vertical,delta bandsaw with the factory
gearbox reducer) and walker-turner made one as well(which i also have!
LOL!)...i am a complete, machine/tool OCB nut!...you name it, i have it for
just about any trade...my reading material, whether it be in the bathroom or
next to my bed is a mcmaster-carr catalog!...and that's not a joke!...thanks
for the reply and you can expect quite a bit more!...joe
On Monday, May 19, 2014 4:40:57 PM UTC-4, Va Oak wrote:
Joe,
This link "has your name written all over it" - something you would
buy. There is a link within the Craigs posting. Be sure to cut & paste it
into your browser - it takes you to a very interesting "story about the
modification of the saw". Is this guy your brother? I think you two may be
"brothers from a different mother". :-)
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/tls/4475804651.html
They don't make 'em like this one any more.
Enjoy!
Mac
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-----Original Message-----
From: 'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental Mills
Sent: May 19, 2014 4:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: tailstock mod?
while i am waiting for some items to be delivered to complete the
indexer
accessory to the legacy, i was wondering if anyone has made an
improvement
to their tailstock...i currently have two of the lever/cam types that
leave
a bit to be desired in my opinion...does that lever ever
malfunction?...which would be a big issue if it did in the middle of
a cut,
obviously...would also like a morse taper (preferably a #2) in it as
well
for things like live centers...or perhaps a drill chuck (?)...and a
typical
crank handle to apply pressure into the end of a workpiece would be
nice...and a way to lock it down so it cannot loosen, much like on a
typical lathe...been giving it some thought and there are some items
on
ebay that would seem to be an easy modification into the legacy tail
stock
cross bar...i am close to pulling the trigger on this and was
interested if
anyone had any previous experience or thoughts on this...thanks...joe
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