Project 1: Taper attachment clamp

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kvom:
It will be preferable if the clamp can slide along the bar if the tailstock interferes with the clamp. How much space is there between the edge of the tailstock and the inner edge of the square way?

Also, is there a threaded hole on the front of the carriage? If so, that allows , you to cut a taper at the very end of the bed where otherwise the clamp would be off the end.

AdeV:

--- Quote from: kvom on December 11, 2009, 07:44:39 PM ---It will be preferable if the clamp can slide along the bar if the tailstock interferes with the clamp. How much space is there between the edge of the tailstock and the inner edge of the square way?

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The plan is to allow the clamp to move on the bars. I'd planned to have the clamp as close to the carriage as possible when the taper attachment is in it's "furthest out" position (i.e. at the start of a taper), but now I can't get 2 bars out of the one piece of stock, I'll probably leave it more or less the length it is.

To let the clamp to clear the tailstock, I can only encroach 0.100" into the slot:

However, if I'm going full length with the bar, I might be able to use the full width of the slot & just move the clamp behind the tailstock where needed.

--- Quote ---Also, is there a threaded hole on the front of the carriage? If so, that allows , you to cut a taper at the very end of the bed where otherwise the clamp would be off the end.

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There are two holes on the front, "conveniently" much closer together than the backside edge bars. I can still go with my 2-bar plan, I just need to cut 4 grooves into the clamp area to take either the outer or inner bars. Currently, there is a stop bolted onto the front of the taper; I'll have to take that off when I clamp on the front of the unit.

Hopefully, this C-o-C makes the operation a bit clearer:

kvom:

--- Quote ---However, if I'm going full length with the bar, I might be able to use the full width of the slot & just move the clamp behind the tailstock where needed.

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That's what I would do. :thumbup:

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