Help with a tool.

[butchlambert]

Thinking of putting a 6" travel digital caliper body on my buddies lathe tail stock. I think that Mitutoyo has the correct scale. Seen it done in the past and I think I can machine a piece of aluminum to clamp on the ram and someway attach the scale to it. It has been done numerous times but I personally don't have a need and paid them no attention.
Any body have photos or any help?

 

[tac284]

Butch, i installed one a few years back and it has worked great! Here are a few pictures and if you need more let me know.

 

[butchlambert]

Butch, i installed one a few years back and it has worked great! Here are a few pictures and if you need more let me know.


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Looks great! That was what I'm lookin for. My Mitutoyo guy is waiting on my call.

 

[Danny1788]

Butch here’s a cheap way of doing it with a simple collar and bracket.

 

[hoz53]

Thinking of putting a 6" travel digital caliper body on my buddies lathe tail stock. I think that Mitutoyo has the correct scale. Seen it done in the past and I think I can machine a piece of aluminum to clamp on the ram and someway attach the scale to it. It has been done numerous times but I personally don't have a need and paid them no attention.
Any body have photos or any help?

my one lathe doesnt have enough of the tailstock shaft sticking out of the housing after the center pops loose to be able to fasten to it. anyway i googled this once and there were lots of pics of how people have done this.

 

[Judd]

I need one of these...thanks for posting the pictures! I wouldn’t have thought about using a caliper.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Ebay sells alot of options very cheap.

 

[butchlambert]

my one lathe doesnt have enough of the tailstock shaft sticking out of the housing after the center pops loose to be able to fasten to it. anyway i googled this once and there were lots of pics of how people have done this.

Yes sir, needs a little thought first.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

 

[hoz53]

Yes sir, needs a little thought first.

and Im the one that should be calling you sir. Youre a successful man in so many ways and Im just a dud. (misfire).

 

[Ksracer]

my one lathe doesnt have enough of the tailstock shaft sticking out of the housing after the center pops loose to be able to fasten to it. anyway i googled this once and there were lots of pics of how people have done this.

I had the same issue. Every lathe I've worked on used the end of the feed screw to eject the tool. Remove it from the rear and drill and tap the end, then tighten a bolt in it. The thickness of the bolts head will determine how much sooner it ejects.

 

[hoz53]

I had the same issue. Every lathe I've worked on used the end of the feed screw to eject the tool. Remove it from the rear and drill and tap the end, then tighten a bolt in it. The thickness of the bolts head will determine how much sooner it ejects.

thats a good idea- thanks I may do that

 

[Danny1788]

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ived used those in the past, they work about as well as my cheap caliper but require more mounting. The caliper with the jaws cut off was the simplest I’ve done yet. When the caliper dies and I’m sure it will, I’m goin To replace it with a glass scale and attach it to my DRO

 

[rgc54]

Butch
This is an igaging digital it has a remote readout

 

[butchlambert]

Butch
This is an igaging digital it has a remote readoutView attachment 1191259

Another good idea. The tailstock is round, but just a little more work than the rectangle one.

 

[Ksracer]

Finally able to post some pics. I milled a flat spot off on top of the tailstock to make mounting easier.

 

[TAJ45]

You guys are just too slick. Gets my "let's make a gizzie" itch fired up. But alas and alack, sold mill and lathe when I rehomed myself in my birth state. I always loved to fixture n jig.