Tailstock Movement - General International MAXI-LATHE VS+ 25-200 Setup & Operation Manual

2. To remove the live center from the tailstock quill, loosen the
tailstock quill locking lever F and move the quill out by
turning the quill movement handwheel G until the quill end
is nearly inside the tailstock and the live center can be re-
moved by hand.
Note: When removing the
lling H.
prevent it from fa
MOVE TAILSTOCK QUILL IN/OUT:
The tailstock quill can be moved in and out of the tailstock casting by turning the tailstock quill movement handwheel.
B
Back View
1. To move the tailstock quill, loosen the quill lock-
ing lever A.
2. Turn the the quill movement handwheel B to
move the quill as needed.

TAILSTOCK MOVEMENT:

The tailstock is used to support the other end of the workpiece to be turned and can be moved along the bed
slideways to suit the length of the workpiece. To move the tailstock on the bed:
A
1. Loosen the tailstock locking lever A.
MOUNTING A WORKPIECE TO THE FACEPLATE:
For turning applications where the workpiece cannot be se-
cured between the headstock and tailstock centers (such as
bowl turning) the faceplate must be used to secure the work-
piece to the headstock spindle.
REMOVE THE FACE PLATE
1. Unlock the face plate by loosening and removing the two set
screws A using a 3 mm Allen key.
2. Loosen the face plate by inserting the supplied knock out bar in the spindle hole to keep the spindle from
turning while loosening the face plate using the supplied face plate wrench, as shown in B, then unscrew
and remove the face plate.
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ive center, always hold it by hand to
A
Back View
G
H
3. Re-tighten the quill locking lever to secure the
quill in its new position.
B
2. Move the tailstock by hand to the desired loca-
tion on the bed.
3. Re-tighten the tailstock locking lever B to secure
the tailstock in its new position.
TOP VIEW
A
B
F
Back View