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Tailstock for a Vortex dividing head ??

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ausdier:
1. You answered your own question about making the sides higher ???
2, Why would you want or need to tilt anyway ???
Most tailstocks are set to a particular height anyway and any small amount of tilting by the dividing head is allowed for by the centre in the tailstock.
In this application it is not critical that the centre sit perfectly square in the end of whatever you are tring to hold.
Also depending on the length of work being held you would only have a few degrees of movement before you were out of the range of the tailstock anyway, back to problem 1.
You would find that 99% of the time people will set the height to the centre of the dividing head and then never move it again.

ksor:
I saw some videos on Youtube on people using a Vortex looking dividing head with a tail stock Applied, and I noticed a functionality where they could withdraw the pinol (or the Morse Taper) with a big screw handle on the back end of the pinol or the Morse taper. :scratch: ... I know it's WITHOUT the 'tilt' of the pinol though, but ...

Do you have link to some drawings to give me an idea of how is this working ?  :drool:

ausdier:
I just did this in a few minutes off the top of my head.
If you give me some sizes like size of studs you want to use to hold it down with, prefered working measurments ( metric or imperial ) and morse taper you want to use.
I will see what I can come up with if you like.
Cheers.

ksor:
I found one I can use - just not with that long travel !

I think 20mm travel would be appropriate for dismounting and mounting something in between centers - right  :med:

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vtsteam:
Nice design and drawing, ausdier!  :clap:

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