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Model G0740 (Mfg. Since 11/12)
Positioning Tailstock
Figure 41. Tailstock and quill lock levers in
locked position.
Quill
Handwheel
Quill Lock
Lever
Tailstock Lock
Lever
Ta il st oc k
Figure 43. Example photos of inserting tools
with tangs into the tailstock.
Tang
Installing Tooling
Figure 42. Types of tapered arbors and tooling.
Solid
End
Open
End
Solid
End
Screw
End
Tang
Graduated Dial
Increments ................................................. 0.001"
One Full Revolution ................................... 0.100"
Increments on Quill
Inch ..............................0"-4
1
⁄2 in
1
⁄16" Increments
Metric .................... 0–114mm in 1mm Increments
Using Quill
The tailstock (see Figure below) is typically used
to support long workpieces by means of a live or
dead center (refer to
Centers
in the following sec-
tion). It can also be used to hold a drill or chuck to
bore holes in the center of a part. Custom arbors
and tapers can also be cut on your lathe by using
the offset tailstock adjustment.
1. Pull the tailstock lock lever backward (away
from the spindle) to unlock the tailstock from
the bedway.
2. Slide the tailstock to the desired position.
3. Push the tailstock lock lever forward (toward
the spindle) to lock the tailstock against the
1. Move the quill lock lever away from the spin-
dle to unlock the quill.
Turn the quill handwheel clockwise to move
the quill toward the spindle or counterclock-
wise to move it away from it.
Move the lock lever toward the spindle to
secure the quill in place.
This tailstock uses a quill with an MT#3 taper that
has
a lock slot in the back of the bore that accept
arbors and drill bits (see the Figures
