Steelmaster
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On both my metal lathe and my wood lathe I find that a tailstock quill travel of (barely) 40mm (more like 35mm) is not enough for some of the drilling operations I do.
It isn't as bothersome on the metal lathe because the bed is a V bed and withdrawing the whole tailstock, clearing the drill and then re-inserting the tailstock all the way in again doesn't cause it to move from side to side.
On my wood lathe however, this does happen and obviously the drilled hole gets enlarged and/or out of round.
So, my question is, is it feasible to extend the tailstock quill travel, if so how would one go about it, ideally to min 75mm?
It isn't as bothersome on the metal lathe because the bed is a V bed and withdrawing the whole tailstock, clearing the drill and then re-inserting the tailstock all the way in again doesn't cause it to move from side to side.
On my wood lathe however, this does happen and obviously the drilled hole gets enlarged and/or out of round.
So, my question is, is it feasible to extend the tailstock quill travel, if so how would one go about it, ideally to min 75mm?