When viewing a typical CNC lathe, the machine left side, where the chuck is located, is called the headstock. Opposite, at the far right side of the machine, is the tailstock. Its design and purpose ...

There’s another type used for checking tailstock alignment, but that’s a subject for another day. We start by chucking some stock. You want something of a substantial diameter, because we’re ...

When turning wood on a lathe, each workpiece is mounted between the headstock (top) and the tailstock (bottom) with pointed ...