Tail Stock
The Tail Stock, also known as a Foot Stock, is a device often used as part of a lathe, wood-turning lathe, or in conjunction with a rotary table on a milling machine. It is usually used to apply support to the longitudinal rotary axis of a workpiece being machined, while it is inserted in a hole in the center of the workpiece. It can also be mounted on a lathe to hold drilling or reaming tools for machining a hole in the workpiece. The tool is stationary, while the workpiece rotates. Holes can be cut along the axis that the workpiece is set on to spin.
Usually, the Tail Stock is moved to the approximate position where it will be needed, sliding along its way. It is locked in place there, and the tool mounted to it is moved with a lead-screw to the exact position. When tools like a drill bit or reamer are used, the feed is done with this lead-screw.
Tail Stock Main Parameters
For the Tail Stock definition, refer to section: Common Main Parameters
Tail Stock Options
The Tail Stock Options are defined by the following parameters:
Dwell |
Option to handle tail stock dwell. |
NONE/VALUE |
Rotation |
Option to handle spin rotation direction by GCode function. |
NONE, CW/CCW, CW/CCW/OFF
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| Spindles Synchronization | Option to synchronize the tail stock spindle with other device’s spindle by GCode function |
NONE, ON/OFF |
| Axes Synchronization | Option to synchronize the tail stock axes with other device’s axes by GCode function. | NONE, ON/OFF |
| Check Torque | Option of checking the torque | NONE, ON/OFF, VALUE |
| Act | Option of activating the tail stock to advance and retract | NONE, ADVANCE/RETRACT, ON/OFF, ON |
Tail Stock Coordsys
Refer to the Turret CoordSys.