Tramming the Tailstock
Last updated on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 06:12:01 PM Eastern US Time Zone

Taig lathe tailstock tramming animations. Zero front/back readings.

Zero top/bottom readings.

CAUTION: DO NOT TURN THE LATHE ON

Another method used to center the tailstock with respect to the tailstock is to mount a dial test gauge in the spindle & a dowel pin in the tailstock-mounted drill chuck; another method uses the dead center. The test dial indicator is mounted in a collet. Rotate the spindle front & back while adjusting the tailstock off-set, making half-the-difference changes between them until there are no differences.
Use the basic principles of this technique to tram the mill, vise & rotary table, too.

Also see tramming the 9x20 lathe.