Walter West
11-07-2011, 5:58 PM
Tail Stock Handler
The picture depicts a hospital serving tray used as a tail stock handler. The tray has been equipped with its own “bed” fabricated from a sink “cut out” such that the formica surfaces form a rail to accommodate a PM tail stock. In use, the assembly, which has its own rollers, is placed with the rail ends adjacent to the bed of the lathe and the tail stock is simply slid off the lathe bed onto the assembly rails and locked down. It can then be rolled aside. Makes it easy for us old f’s to handle the heavy tail stock safely when you want to work with after market hollowing rigs that interfere with the tail stock or you want to slide the head stock to the right and access work from the end of the lathe. Minor adjustments in height are accomplished via the crank mechanism and are needed as the tail stock weight is transferred from the lathe bed to the assembly and visa –versa.
If you fall on your face you are moving forward.
The picture depicts a hospital serving tray used as a tail stock handler. The tray has been equipped with its own “bed” fabricated from a sink “cut out” such that the formica surfaces form a rail to accommodate a PM tail stock. In use, the assembly, which has its own rollers, is placed with the rail ends adjacent to the bed of the lathe and the tail stock is simply slid off the lathe bed onto the assembly rails and locked down. It can then be rolled aside. Makes it easy for us old f’s to handle the heavy tail stock safely when you want to work with after market hollowing rigs that interfere with the tail stock or you want to slide the head stock to the right and access work from the end of the lathe. Minor adjustments in height are accomplished via the crank mechanism and are needed as the tail stock weight is transferred from the lathe bed to the assembly and visa –versa.
If you fall on your face you are moving forward.