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My latest project:
It's been 20 below zero all weekend so I had plenty of time to devote to
time in the shop. In the photo is my completed tail stock to use with
a spin index or whatever else it might come in handy for. Basically the
material is mild steel with the pointer shaft made from some really hard
unknown material. HSS would not touch it, I had to use carbide cutters
to machine the tip and the key way. I was thinking of welding the vertical
mounts to the base but used 6 allen head cap screws inserted from the bottom.
It would have been ugly and probably crooked so was happy with the results
as it turned out. I have very little investment in it other than time as most
of the material came from the local recycling yard. The articulating feature
allows one to machine on shafts and such without having the center in the way
of the cutting tool.
It's been 20 below zero all weekend so I had plenty of time to devote to
time in the shop. In the photo is my completed tail stock to use with
a spin index or whatever else it might come in handy for. Basically the
material is mild steel with the pointer shaft made from some really hard
unknown material. HSS would not touch it, I had to use carbide cutters
to machine the tip and the key way. I was thinking of welding the vertical
mounts to the base but used 6 allen head cap screws inserted from the bottom.
It would have been ugly and probably crooked so was happy with the results
as it turned out. I have very little investment in it other than time as most
of the material came from the local recycling yard. The articulating feature
allows one to machine on shafts and such without having the center in the way
of the cutting tool.