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5.
Place the live center in the tailstock.
6.
Attach a lathe/mill dog to the bar stock and
mount it between centers.
7.
Turn approximately 0.010" off the diameter.
8.
Measure the stock with a micrometer.
—If the stock diameter is thicker at the
tailstock end, the tailstock needs to be
moved toward you half the distance of the
amount of the taper (see Figure 22).
Figure 22. Tailstock adjustment option #1.
G0492 12" X 36" Combo Lathe/Mill
—If the stock diameter is thinner at the
tailstock end, the tailstock needs to be
moved away from you half the distance of
the amount of the taper (see Figure 23).
Figure 23. Tailstock adjustment option #2.
9.
Mount a dial indicator so the dial plunger is
on the tailstock barrel before making adjust-
ments to the tailstock.
10. Turn another 0.010" off of the diameter and
check for a taper. Repeat this process as
necessary until the desired amount of accu-
racy is achieved.
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