Hi Frank,
Thanks for the comment. Sorry I wasn't clear about the handle
location. I did put the handle in the position shown on your site -
it seems more convenient there - but used Rick's mechanism for
actuation. I have since posted a picture on my site:
I like the cam concept a lot and will try to use it to make a
variation of Vikki Ford's saddle lock. It seems as if this would
allow locks on both sides of the saddle, actuated by one lever,
without too much difficulty.
John
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., Frank Hoose <fhoose@y...> wrote:
Here's an alternative design. Main advantage is that
the lever is out of the way of the compound.
lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Modifications/Camlock_tailstock/Camlock.htm
Frank Hoose
--- "John <moran03@e...>"
<moran03@e...> wrote:
Hi Matt,
I'm new to lathes too so this may be a case of the
blind leading the
blind, but as a first project I built Rick Kruger's
tailstock
camlock, see:
lstock/
This was reasonably easy to build from scrap, I used
old bolts for
raw material and a piece of brass rod I found for
the lever. I built
the version with the lever behind the tailstock,
drilling a hole
through the web, an option Rick suggested
