I have been wanting a tail stock for my 5C spin indexer . So looked at a lot of pics and figured that I could build one to do for my needs . Mainly to embellish Maglites parts and other cylindrical items that have been anodized to add some personal touches to them . Had some Al scraps that were utilized . The adjustment rod is .500 drill rod threaded to 20 tpi w/ a 60 degree taper for snugging up . The base is .625" x 3" x 6.00 Al and the up right is a 1.00" x 3" x 6.00" piece of Al that has a 2.00" x .500" deep slot milled to accept the vertical 2.00" x2.500" adjustment piece . This is the maiden try . Not to bad to align w/ DTI , everything snugged with some taps from the dead blow to get everything as it should be . Actually was a little surprised how quick things dialed in vertical and horizontally .
Dialing in a small custom lite body .
Making some patterns using a ball end mill spinning as fast as the G3616 will spin , cuts are only .005" deep
The finished lite . It will get 3 CR123A 3V batteries and a XPG - Q5 LED emitter for the lite source . Should put your eyes out .
All in all I think the tail stock will come in handy with the spin indexer with a lot less weight than a rotary table . It won't be as accurate . but for 1 degree increments it will work for me . Gona have to drop it in to be anodized , will help the sliding surfaces .
