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tailstock

  1. Garno

    Headwind

    Anyone who has made the Headwind pen can you tell me what size drill bit you used please. I have it as 11/32 but after I drilled that size I could not get the tube in the blank, the fit is very snug at the start and only manages to go in about an inch before being too tight (Needed pliers to...
    • Garno
    • Thread
    • 11/32 bit headwind size tailstock
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Turning Pens
  2. G

    Is there such a thing

    Is there a TAILSTOCK LEVER instead of a Tailstock Wheel on the market. :pray:
  3. B

    WANTED Tailstock barrel feed screw for Axminster AW1416VS

    Hi all, on the lookout again but this time it a replacement Barrel feed screw in the tailstock. Mine has decided to strip the threads off the first 1'' / 25mm so now the movement from the handle only advances about 30mm/ 1.25 ''. Any one know where to get one? Thanks Bill
  4. R

    Tailstock drill chuck,,, you probably have one already

    was looking for a way to drill through bullet heads for pens, and while messing with my drill press I realised the drill chuck is on a morse taper , this was quickly removed and taken to my loft to try it on my lathe (axminster) and it fits on both the tailstock and headstock, so now all I have...
  5. G

    Is there such a thing

    I am having trouble using the tailstock handwheel due to mussel problems with my hand, is there such a thing as a tailstock with a leaver. My lathe is a Jet. Glen:sob::sob:
    • glenpen
    • Thread
    • glensobsob hand lathe tailstock thing
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Turning Pens
  6. Gizmo3k

    Stuck Tailstock

    Not happy today - went out to work on my competition pen last night, to find my tailstock quill had seized solid. With a bit of not so gentle persuasion I managed to wind it forward, but there is definitely something wrong in there. Last time I was used it, the handwheel spun freely as usual, so...
    • Gizmo3k
    • Thread
    • competition idea shift tailstock told
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Off Topic
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