Yes Dave, powered carriage in the works. 👍
Eventually got the tailstock finished.
The bed i was given came with a tailstock of sorts. It had very little adjustment and only accepted a dead center.

I picked up an old 2mt quill (would have liked something a bit bigger but it will have to do) and welded a lead screw nut to the end.

Next up i needed to make up a housing to hold the bearings and handle.


A bit of lead screws was machined down to make an ejection pin for arbour and to fit the bearings and hand wheel.


This was attached with three cap head bolts.

Got a keyway machined into the quill to stop it from rotating, secured with a thumbscrew.

And that’s about it for now, more to come !
