Cam lock mechanism ?

[fozz]

G'day folks,

Hoping someone can help me. My antique wood lathe is just about vibration free now after mod number 5327, all I need now is to make a locking mechanism for the sliding bed and was looking at making a cam lock mechanism but either I'm searching for the wrong thing, ( like the mechanism that locks the banjo and tailstock) or it must be some super secret device that I dont have the password for.

If anyone has a link to plans on how they work and are made it would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Ross.

[Big Shed]

This is for a tailstock camlock on a 9x20 metal lathe, but the principle is the same

Steve Bedair's 9 x 20 Lathe Site (http://bedair.org/9x20camlock/9x20camlock.html)

Another one here for x 7x12 mini metal lathe

Mini Lathe Cam-lock Tailstock (http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Modifications/Camlock_tailstock/Camlock.htm)

....and yet another one

http://www.gadgetbuilder.com/CamLock.html

[fozz]

Thanks for the links Fred, interesting reading.

I'll have to take some more pics to explain what I'm actually after, will do that tomorrow.