(236,’2006-08-03 12:00:00′,’figNoggle’,’2006-12-20 08:04:33′,’david’,’Quick and Simple Tailstock Locking Mechanism’,”,’Well, it’s been done before I’m sure. We’ve certainly seen many photos out there of people with wrenches somehow secured to the nut of the tailstock post.
All we’ve done here is used a cheap Harbor Freight (under $1?) low-profile ratcheting box wrench. It requires disassembly of the locking mechanism so that you can get your box wrench around the nut and re-inserted as an assembly since there’s not enough space to do so with the nut already on the post.
So, slide the tailstock off the bed and remove the bolt:
Now, insert nut into box wrench and re-thread onto post and you’re done!
The good news is that you’ll no longer need to fumble around for that wrench since it’s already there. Also, since it’s a ratcheting wrench, a simple flip of the lever will let you tighten or loosen. Bad news? Since it’s a ratcheting wrench, it requires enough torque to provide the required force to move the ratcheting mechanism. What this means is that there will be times where nut may be just loose enough that the ratcheting won’t work and you’ll be reduced to fumbling around yet again to tighten the nut just enough to get the wrench to do the work. Oh well. It sure beats the open wrench until we get a camlock installed. Stay tuned…’
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Well, it’s been done before I’m sure. We’ve certainly seen many photos out there of people with wrenches somehow secured to the nut of the tailstock post.
All we’ve done here is used a cheap Harbor Freight (under $1?) low-profile ratcheting box wrench. It requires disassembly of the locking mechanism so that you can get your box wrench around the nut and re-inserted as an assembly since there’s not enough space to do so with the nut already on the post.
So, slide the tailstock off the bed and remove the bolt:
Now, insert nut into box wrench and re-thread onto post and you’re done!
The good news is that you’ll no longer need to fumble around for that wrench since it’s already there. Also, since it’s a ratcheting wrench, a simple flip of the lever will let you tighten or loosen. Bad news? Since it’s a ratcheting wrench, it requires enough torque to provide the required force to move the ratcheting mechanism. What this means is that there will be times where nut may be just loose enough that the ratcheting won’t work and you’ll be reduced to fumbling around yet again to tighten the nut just enough to get the wrench to do the work. Oh well. It sure beats the open wrench until we get a camlock installed. Stay tuned…’
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