4 Installation
4.4 Tailstock Column Installation
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POSITIONER
4.4
Tailstock Column Installation
4.4.1
Type I Installation
Before proceeding to install the tailstock, make sure the Type I headstock
is anchored to the floor. If it is not, refer to Section 4.2.
To install the tailstock onto a cell base or floor, proceed as follows:
1. Ensure the proper position of the headstock assembly per system
layout. The headstock must be permanently anchored to the floor/
base.
2. Using a carpenter’s chalk string, strike a chalk line on the floor from
the edge of the headstock base toward the location of the tailstock.
Fig. 4-20: Strike a Chalk Line
3. Set the tailstock in its approximate position on the floor using the chalk
line.The headstock and tailstock are now facing each other.
4. Measure the distance (D) between the headstock and tailstock base.
To find the distance (D) between the headstock base and tailstock
base, use the following tailstock mounting formula:
D = PD + X (PD = Tooling pin-to-pin distance; X = MotoMount Offset)
Fig. 4-21: Tailstock Placement without Tooling - Type I
NOTE
The placement position derived form this formula will
position the tailstock in the nominal center position.
CHALKLINE
HEADSTOCK
COLUMN BASE
HEADSTOCK
COLUMN BASE
TAILSTOCK
COLUMN BASE
D
CHALKLINE
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