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The video I am making public this week is a back stop for the lathe. Whilst one of the lesser used lathe accessories I find it invaluable for the occasional project, often making a task easier, or more accurate, especially when identical parts are being made.
A link to the video can be found on my website at this page. http://www.homews.co.uk/page92.html
Harold
 
Thank you for posting in this forum Harold. I have been aware of your contributions to the hobby and I am glad to see you are still coming up with great things we can make in our own workshops.

I have improvised solutions that this project solves, but had not been able to move past one-off constructions each time I needed something. This is a good idea now available.

--ShopShoe
 
Nicely built, I also use sometimes a back stop, but it's something more primitive than yours, on the pictures you can see how I do it

Regards Jef

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Another option - make up something like Ian Bradley suggested: A length of round bar that is a nice sliding fit through the body of the chuck and butts up against the chuck register (so that it doesn't go up the spindle), yet still allow the chuck jaws to close - as per Bogs'. Drill/tap about 3/8" for the adjuster which can be any suitable diameter for the work involved. Like Bog's version, you make stops to suit the job in hand.

Details in Ian Bradley's Myford lathe book.

Only problem with both of these is that the job length is quite restricted to something less than the length of the jaw base. For longer jobs, something like Chris Heapy or Tubal Cain designed that has a sliding member through the mandrel would fit the bill.
Chris Heapy: http://nsa.kpu-m.ac.jp/gijutu/kousaku/easyweb.easynet.co.uk/chrish/backstop.htm
His site is good reading for techniques and some tooling ideas designed for Myford lathes, but easily adapted.

Dave
The Emerald Isle
 
The Chris Heapy site is excellent. I've made several devices some of which are GHT's, some Bradley's/Duplex but none the worse for that.

Thanks for re-raising the information

Norman
 
Harold,
That's an excellent design and a link to a very clear explanatory video on your site,
Many Thanks!

- Nick

P.S. It's a refreshing change to see a video in which someone hasn't chewed their fingernails down to their elbow. ;-)
 
Thanks for the posts, including those suggesting alternative designs, always a good situation. However, can I point out an advantage with mine, similarly Chris's, is that they can work with long workpieces.
Harold
 
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