sbwertz
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One of our 10" Jet midi lathes at the blind center has had a failure of the locking mechanism for the tail stock. The nut on the bottom that holds the locking washer has stripped the threads on the bolt and now I can't lock down the tail stock. I've jury rigged a small c clamp on the ways to temporarily hold it for mandrel work, since that doesn't need much tailstock pressure...just enough to keep the live center turning. I can't get the nut to screw off either, and I can't see any way to remove the bolt from the tailstock.