Mike's WORKSHOP A Lever Feed Tailstock for The Mini-Lathe

摘要

This project was very satisfying because it works very well unlike my previous attempts to construct a lever feed arrangement. The ability to change instantly from lever feed to screw feed at the turn of the locking screw is very convenient. The modification come into its own for any situation where peck drilling is necessary in order to clear the flutes of the drill such as when drilling deep holes. It is also very convenient for operation such as reaming and tapping. For tapping the locking screw is released so that the sleeve can slide freely and the tip of the tap is started in the hole using pressure on the lever. Once started the tap will self feed but be kept perfectly aligned.