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  1. 1st August 2015, 06:21 PM #1
    Michael G
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    Default Tooling I should have made years ago... (2)

    I started a thread some time ago about things that members discover they should have made years ago.
    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f65/tooling-ago-146801
    It won't let me post now but today I made a bit of tooling that fits right in that space, so...
    Here it is -
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    (This was fabricated as I was mainly welding today but it could have just as easily been machined)
    Most of the tooling for the lathe tailstock is MT2 with a tang, but the centres are not tang'd. To remove the Piper live centre I normally use a tool holder like this while winding the ram back

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    But that won't work for a dead centre which I had to use today to get extra clearance
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    So, you take your little jigger, slide it into the tang slot and then just wind back.
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    Should have made one years ago...

    Michael
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    Nice if you have tang slot!

    Good idea for a thread Michael.
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    Some time back I fitted my mill drill chuck to the lathe tailstock by mistake and had to remove it in a similar manner. Afterwards I realised that I may want to fit other mill tooling in the tailstock at some time so I made a piece with a tang and M16 thread so it can be fitted into any MT4 mill tooling and will still push out of the tailstock normally.

    A thread in the rear end of the dead centre that a suitable bolt/threaded rod can screw into would do the same job I think. This would be useful for lathes without tang slots.

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  5. 1st August 2015, 11:10 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldneweng View Post
    A thread in the rear end of the dead centre that a suitable bolt/threaded rod can screw into would do the same job I think. This would be useful for lathes without tang slots.
    I recently bought a dead centre with a thread in the rear end and did just that. I installed a cap screw and adjusted it until the centre ejected when the tailstock is wound fully back.
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