Stubby tailstock lift
Posted on January 9, 2008
Over the holidays I updated and completed a number of jigs in my shop.
- Band saw fence
- Drill press fence
- Table saw sled
But the most fun was the face lift that I did to my stubby!
I’ll admit I went a bit crazy but hey it seems to work really well.
These modifications require close alignment to the lathe, so if you plan to add one to your lathe be prepared to do some custom fitting.
I used this setup all weekend and it seems to work great, time will tell if I decide to keep it!
Enjoy the videos below first they are silly but show how easy the lift operates!
Click on these videos to see the magic!
| Drawers: top drawer doubles as tool storage during turning. Insert keep shavings out of drawer. |    |
| Loading the lift |  |
| Lowering the lift, note the use of your foot on the pivot arm to control decent and lift. |  |
| The lift in the “stow” position |  |
| The lift in the “unload” position |  |
| The lift drag can be adjusted with the pivot wrench. This wrench is also used to easily remove the pivot arm in the event it is in the way. I suspect it may interfering with some hollowing tool setups. |  |
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Your a regular Houdini!
Your Stubby additions are sooo cool…way to go!
-Jeff
Thanks Jeff, I had fun doing it and so far it has shown to be very functional.
Goodday Don,
the tailsock lift is a great idea as well as the storage of the centres on the tail stock. Thanks for sharing
Cheers