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Carriage feed clutch knob, Tailstock – Southbend SB1046PF User Manual

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For Machines Mfg. Since 3/11

Turn-Nado

®

Gearhead Lathes

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I N T R O D U C T I O N

Carriage Feed Clutch Knob

X. Carriage Feed Clutch Knob: Adjusts how

easily the carriage clutch will disengage

automatic feeding when the carriage

contacts a feed stop or in the event of a

crash. Tightening this knob all the way

disables the carriage clutch completely.

Tailstock

Figure 6. Adjustable carriage feed clutch knob.

X

AB. Tailstock Handwheel: Moves the quill toward

or away from the spindle. The graduated

dial has 0.001" increments with one full

revolution equaling 0.200" of quill travel.

AC. Tailstock Gib Screws: Adjust the tapered gib

to control tailstock offset accuracy.

AD. Tailstock Offset Screws: Adjust the

tailstock offset left or right from the spindle

centerline.

Figure 7. Tailstock controls.

Y

Z

AA

AB

AC

AD

Y. Quill: The quill has an MT#5 taper, metric

and inch scale, and a drift slot to remove

tight-fitting tooling.

Z. Quill Lock Lever: Secures the quill in

position.

AA. Tailstock Lock Lever: Secures the tailstock in

position along the bedway.

AE. Tailstock Clamp Bolt: Adjusts the clamping

pressure applied by the tailstock lock lever.

AF. Offset Scale: Indicates the relative distance

of tailstock offset from the spindle centerline.

AG Offset Lock Bolt: Clamps together the upper

and lower halves of the tailstock after the

offset is adjusted.

AH. Tailstock Stop Pin: Prevents the tailstock

from sliding off of the ways.

Figure 8. Tailstock controls.

AE

AF

AG

AH