atlas tail stock

[talkingmonkey]

while using the tail stock on my atlas 12 x 36 lathe today i changed bits and had trouble with the drill spinning. i would swear there was a recess that held the tang to prevent spinning yesterday. am i losing my mind?

 

[iron man]

Mine did not have one and I got tired of it so with the proper reamer I reamed it out and then I set in and made a way to hold the tang in place. It worked well now I am making a new barrel out of chrome shaft and making it a little longer with some other simple mods I hope to make a better tail stock out of it.. Ray

 

[pdentrem]

There was no tang recess in mine either. The socket has to be clean and in good shape to hold the chuck from turning.
Pierre

 

[wa5cab]

Monkey,

While not being willing to comment on your state of mind, I can confirm that there is no slot in the Atlas tailstock rams to capture the tang on arbors that have one (not all do).

Robert D.

 

[talkingmonkey]

Thank you to everyone who replied. A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Jeff :nuts:

 

[Ulma Doctor]

i have an atlas th42 (10x42) 50's vintage, no tang slot in the tail stock here!

 

[george wilson]

No tang in my Hardinge HLVH tailstock either. My 16" Grizzly lathe does have it,though,in the #4 MT tailstock. My first lathe,a 12" Craftsman did not have it.

 

[Bubby Sharp in KY]

talkingmonkey , I put a little chalk on the taper to help hold it . Bubby Sharp in KY

 

[DJ Bill]

Deleted, put post in wrong place.. Apologies.

 

[Richard King]

Hey everyone take a look at this thread and please tell the others about it.

Thanks. Rich

http://www.hobby-machinist.com/showthread.php/13710-Method-for-Aligning-the-Tailstock-with-Headstock