Tail Sock MT Ejection Tool

[leehljp]

I saw this YouTube this morning and thought this may help a few of you:

Simple Ejection Method For Lathe Tailstock Morse Taper Attachments - HomemadeTools.net

https://youtu.be/ZahPkPLUNBY

www.homemadetools.net

BASICALLY, when the tail stock is pulled back all the way, some tail stock MT tools will self eject. But some will not. The link above shows a simple tool for helping those MT tools that do not self-eject. Quite helpful.

 

[darrin1200]

Doahhhh
{insert head slap here}

I will be making one of these today.

 

[greenacres2]

Love it. Any reason it couldn't be made with a scrap of hardwood? Ipe, walnut, TX Ebony or the like??
earl

 

[Dalecamino]

Thank you Hank. I just happen to have a chuck giving me this problem. I would never have thought of this on my own.

 

[Darrin]

I made something similar out of Teflon but this is great info for anyone that's not a machinist because they can use anything assuming they have a bandsaw. Plywood even works.
Great info Hank.

 

[Curly]

Jaws of a big t'umb wench. A crescent wrench in other words.

 

[jjjaworski]

I have used a piece of wood in the past for this problem in the past.
Making something like this is simple and handy to always have around.
Thanks for posting the video.

 

[ebill]

- great idea. I too have the odd non-ejecting MT item ... off to make an 'ejector'.

- thanks for posting.

- ebill

 

[JimB]

all You need to do is lay one of your flat steel tools (skew, scraper) in the same spot he did with his jig to accomplish the same thing. I've also just used my knockout bar Through the tailstock.

 

[duncsuss]

I have a Nova 1624 lathe, which doesn't have an auto-eject on the tailstock, so I was really interested in this idea.

Sadly, it would only work for a few of tail-stock accessories I have, but not most of them.

Anything which has a smaller diameter than the quill won't work, because it will have nothing to catch against. My Morse Taper drill chucks are all large enough that it would push against them - but it's more likely to knock the chuck head off at the JT33 joint as it is to pull the MT2 mandrel out of the tailstock.

The knock-out bar always works.

 

[RichAldrich]

Great tip!

 

[egnald]

That is a pretty cool method/tool. I bought a 12-inch long Philips head screwdriver and simply cut the tip off to use as a knock out bar. It has a nice handle and works great to poke out any Morse tapers that are not long enough to auto-eject. Works good to poke out the headstock Morse tapers too. - Dave

 

[Curly]

I have a Nova 1624 lathe, which doesn't have an auto-eject on the tailstock, so I was really interested in this idea.

Sadly, it would only work for a few of tail-stock accessories I have, but not most of them.

Anything which has a smaller diameter than the quill won't work, because it will have nothing to catch against. My Morse Taper drill chucks are all large enough that it would push against them - but it's more likely to knock the chuck head off at the JT33 joint as it is to pull the MT2 mandrel out of the tailstock.

The knock-out bar always works.

I have an older Nova too and one of the advantages of their tailstock is that because the length doesn't change as it is advanced or retracted we can put a drawbar into chucks, morse taper collets etc that can't be done with an ejecting tailstock most lathes have. I don't mind using the knockout bar since it is needed for the headstock anyway.

 

[mmayo]

I'm in for this one as a couple of my tools don't auto eject and this should help. Thanks

 

[Dieseldoc]

All you have to is drill the end of the taper, tap and install threaded rod , cut to length to cause removal when removing like auto reject.

 

[Wmcullen]

I use a pair of Lineman's Pliers. One hand turns the tailstock, my second hand holds the pliers in place, and my third hand catches the tool before it falls out!!!