08-19-2015, 08:54 AM
(08-18-2015, 03:13 PM)Shawn Wrote: I was planning to keep both the lathe tools and the cutoff tool at the same height so I didn't have to move the table once I get the tool height correct. Might have to give that one some more thought now though. I have been thinking about building a lever action tailstock so I can drill a few holes and maybe hold a live centre in the drill chuck, not ideal but better than no support.
Once you find the spindle center height, use the toolbit to lightly scribe a line on the column face to set the tool to in the future. You'd use a surface gauge, setting the pointer to the toolbit and then swinging it around to the column, cranking the knee to set the pointer to that line. If you build a tailstock, it should hang from the overarm.