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Jet 1442VS Tailstock Broken Part ..Help !!!!!!!!!!

I have a Jet 1442VS wood lathe. This morning I was putting a flute in the lathe and tightening up the tailstock......just pushed the long arm that locks the tailstock in place and the bolt underneath the bed sheared off and now I can't tighten my tailstock down. I don't then I tightened it to...
- Flute Maker
- Thread
- Jul 10, 2011
- 1442vs broken jet part tailstock
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Woodturning
Method To Hold Flute on Tailstock End

I turn flutes in 3/4 , 7/8 and 1"...I rout two pieces and glue them together to achieve the bore....Then I put the hollow 1 1/2" blank onto a mandrel and turn it round....Sometimes I need to put it back into the lathe for just a little bit and and want another method beside the...
- Flute Maker
- Thread
- May 30, 2011
- end flute hold method tailstock
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Woodturning
Morse taper Jacobs chuck slips in tailstock

Ok, so everyday I learn something new...usually by watching something go slightly wrong. This time it is the Morse taper Jacobs chuck slipping in the tailstock when I use it to drill out the center of a hollow form prior to turning the inside. The slipping is where the taper fits inside the...
- llucas
- Thread
- Dec 23, 2010
- chuck jacobs morse slips tailstock taper
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Woodturning
PM3520 Tailstock Removal

When I want to turn a bowl at the end of the lathe, it is necessary to remove the tailstock assembly. Not only is the assembly heavy, but it requires space to store it after removal. There are several commercially built solutions, but not only are they expensive, none of them meet my criteria. I...
- Charlie
- Thread
- Mar 4, 2010
- pm3520 removal tailstock
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Woodturning
Tailstock Quill Binding!

Okay, so I had some free time last night (which is rare for me lately!) and I wanted to try turning a travel coffee mug: Anyway, I got as far as boring out a starter hole on the inside when I noticed that my tailstock was binding badly while I was trying to bore the hole with a fostner bit...
- timf67
- Thread
- Nov 6, 2009
- binding quill tailstock
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Woodturning
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Lathe tailstock chuck?

I want to mount the chuck from my Delta 17-965 drill press on the tailstock of my old Delta lathe. I think (am not sure) I need an adapter spindle that has a J3 5/8 taper (for the Jacobs chuck) on one end and a Morse #2 taper on the other (for the tailstock). Anyone know for sure? Where I...
- Alan in Little Washington
- Thread
- Feb 11, 2009
- chuck lathe tailstock
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Power Tools and Their Use