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Title: Tailstock CamLock
Post by: brac321 on December 23, 2013, 07:13:02 AM

My small (table top) lathe came without CamLock, so I try to make one.

Title: Re: Tailstock CamLock
Post by: brac321 on December 23, 2013, 07:16:25 AM

It's almost finished ...
All dimensions on schematic are in millimeters.

Mike

Title: Re: Tailstock CamLock
Post by: mattinker on December 23, 2013, 09:00:28 AM

Mike,

that's interesting and well made. I've been thinking about making one for my Compact 8, what make and model is your lathe?

Thanks for posting, regards, Matthew

Title: Re: Tailstock CamLock
Post by: brac321 on December 23, 2013, 09:43:33 AM

Hi Matthew,

I guess it's a Chinese lathe, 108 cm long and some 200 kg of weight. Originally came with 100 mm chuck, but I made a larger plate and using now a 130 mm one. Also I've added (aluminium) sheet shield on back to limit chips flying around. A quick change tool post set was added. In the moment I'm in phase of installing DRO on.

Mike

Title: Re: Tailstock CamLock
Post by: John Rudd on December 23, 2013, 09:54:45 AM

I made one for my Sieg C3, one of the best mods ever I think.

Title: Re: Tailstock CamLock
Post by: Kjelle on December 23, 2013, 12:45:40 PM

That is a BV20 probably an 1L. 9x20 in Imperial ambitions...  :D

Nice thing, more lathe than a C3 for example, but has some drawbacks according to some....

Kjelle

Title: Re: Tailstock CamLock
Post by: John Rudd on December 23, 2013, 01:16:48 PM

Quote from: Kjelle on December 23, 2013, 12:45:40 PM

Nice thing, more lathe than a C3

Kjelle

What??!!! :coffee:
I love my little C3 much better than some of the other opposition.....

I was thinking BV20 too, but couldn't remember the model number......
Yup very similar to the 9*20......which I also have..... :D

Title: Re: Tailstock CamLock
Post by: Meldonmech on January 07, 2014, 04:45:43 AM

Hi John

           Nice job, I made one for my Chester DB8, they are such great improvement, and so user friendly.

                                             Well Done          Cheers David