The tailstock on my g0602 is very tight and is a pain to use on fine drill operations. I've taken it apart several times and cleaned and lubed. It seems that when I drive a screw driver in the gap to wedge it open a little it works smoothly. Any ideas on a fix?
I don't have a lot of experience working with metal, but I was wondering if I did get a proper wedge and not just a screwdriver and drove it in a few times do I run the risk of splitting it open ? Is this cast iron? It is a grizzly g0602 I notice other parts of the lathe will chip very easy this is why I am hesitant to just "wedge away at it".
If I had one of them old cylinder hones might be able to bore it out a little.
Brian
I don't have a lot of experience working with metal, but I was wondering if I did get a proper wedge and not just a screwdriver and drove it in a few times do I run the risk of splitting it open ? Is this cast iron? It is a grizzly g0602 I notice other parts of the lathe will chip very easy this is why I am hesitant to just "wedge away at it".
If I had one of them old cylinder hones might be able to bore it out a little.
Brian