Notice, Tailstock, Installing compound angle toolpost – Smithy GN1300 User Manual

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socket on the spindle flange and rotate each camlock clockwise to the locked

position. The indicator hashmark on each camlock socket should be somewhere

between the 5 and 6 o’clock position.

If the desired rotation on any cam lock cannot be obtained, the mounting studs

may need to be adjusted. (See Troubleshooting in chapter 12.)

Tailstock

The tailstock will accept any tooling with a Morse Taper #3 shank or arbor. This

type of mount is a friction-fit taper, so it is important that the mounting

surfaces be clean and dry. You will need to extend the tailstock barrel

approximately 1/2 to 3/4 inches before inserting any tooling, and then firm

hand pressure is all that is needed to lock tooling into the taper.

Installing Compound Angle Toolpost

The compound-angle toolpost (CATP) is mounted to the top of the cross-slide

table using 10mm t-bolts, washers and nuts. You can substitute t-nuts and the

proper length studs in place of the t-bolts if desired. Mount the toolpost on the

table surface wherever there is a t-slot that allows the tooling to reach your

workpiece.

Installing Tooling into the Compound Angle

Toolpost

The four-sided turret can hold up to four individual cutters up to a 1/2 inch in

size. To insert tooling, loosen the screws on top of the turret with the provided

wrench. Insert tooling and tighen the screws again. Each cutter can be moved

into place by loosening the top turret lock and rotating the turret counter

clockwise 90º. Each cutter in the turret must be adjusted so that the cutting tip

is aligned with the center line of the workpiece. This is achieved by installing

shims or feeler gauges under the cutter before tightening it in place.

! NOTICE !

You can use either the tang or drawbar style arbors, however,

it is important that the threaded drawbar hole be plugged with

a bolt or setscrew before inserting into the barrel so that the

item will be automatically ejected when you retract the barrel.

Figure 6.3 Install a plug into MT3 arbors when using them

in the tailstock of a Granite machine

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