Tag Archives: Lathe

Stubby Tailstock Lift #2

I have been using the tail stock lift I built many months ago with a great deal of satisfaction. Flashbacks of a Fool move In fact I nearly forgot it was there, and I almost forgot one of its limitations. When you pull out the bed the lift will no longer work because it is [...]
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Tax returns? Stubby gets an extension

Seems like this was timely. Just as all of us are thinking about taxes and some of us are getting extensions I did the same to my stubby . The Haunting in Connecticut full My Canadian turning cohort found us a couple of used stubby beds. Since the stubby beds are short they can be [...]
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Vacuum Adapter

Some lathes (like the Stubby) have cross drilled main shafts and this makes the use of vacuum adapters a challenge. I decided to make an adapter for my stubby this weekend. The adapter detailed below can be made from standard hardware store items, except for the double sealed bearing which you can get from Master [...]
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