On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:08:08 GMT, Lobby Dosser
wrote:

"bernie feinerman" wrote:

The tailstock and headstock of my old Craftsman single 2" monotube
lathe no longer meet. The error seems to be 3/16" or more.

How can I get them to match again?

bernie feinerman




Look for a double ended morse taper. One end in the headstock, everything
loose, bring up the tailstock, seat the other end of the MT in the
tailstock and tighten both headstock and tailstock to the tube. This
presumes you have matching MT on both ends. I think Woodcraft used to sell
these.

And Craftsmans use a #1 MT, instead of the #2 that seems to be
standard on almost anything else. What a surprise.

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