Making a lathe carriage stop pt. 3
October 17, 2015 5 Comments
In the final video of the series, I finish machining the stop, only to find out I won’t be able to use the thumb screws i purchased after all. After recovering from the thumb screw issue, i demonstrate how I lap parts, and how the stop functions when in use. Now that it’s all said an done, I think this was a good project for me to break in the new mill with, as it let me learn what the limits of the machine are.
Do you have a set of drawings with dimensions. I would like to make one for my Grizzly G070914x40 Gunsmith Lathe. I really like the one you have designed of all the ones I have looked at. Thanks Frank
Hi Frank,
I don’t have any high quality drawings, but I did fine these two that should give you a pretty good start.
1) profile.jpg
2) holes.jpg
Most likely you will have to customize them pretty heavily do to the size and difference between our 2 lathes.
Ok and thanks. I have printed them off and hopefully I can adapt them to my lathe. Frank
Thanks! just what I wanted
Great job! I have a 9″ sb from 1934 that I rebuilt and your carriage stop is just what I’ve been looking for. The first thing that came to mind was using it for boring blind holes. Keep the great videos coming.