This is another project that has been on the to do list for quite awhile now. I’ve been needing a slitting saw lathe carriage stop every since I bought my first lathe and have managed to put it off by using a mag base. It was time to make a proper carriage / indicator stop for the Standard Modern 12″ Utilathe. I designed up the stop so that you didn’t have to be constantly reaching for tools to adjust it – all the items that need to be adjusted regularly have integrated handles. I’m using a 2″ indicator.
As Max Phillips would say I kinda went all watchmaker on it. I didn’t intend to get this carried away but as I was working on this project I questioned myself as to why (as a society) we seem to always want to rush though things just to get them done. Isn’t the journey where all the enjoyment comes from? Isn’t it enjoyable and satisfying to create things that you are pleased with?
Deep within all of us is a need to be creative and make things (both tangible and not) to the best of our ability. We are not robots. This not a spiritual blog but I am a reformed Christian and I believe that every single human being is created Imago Dei (in the image of God). God creates and since we are made in His image we also create.
Back to our project. I roughed out the lathe bed profile on the bandsaw:
and finished that portion up on the shaper:
The rest of the project was simple lathe and mill work.
This was made specifically for the Standard Modern 12″ Utilathe. The drawings that I made up reflect that particular lathe. But it should be very straight forward to adjust the drawings for your lathe if you wish. If anyone wants the solid model send me an email and I will get the data to you somehow.
Also I’m considering a run of 5-10 or so of each of the tools I make for myself to sell for others. If you want to purchase one of these stay tuned – I will update the store portion of the blog to reflect that.
Here is the drawing – Carriage Stop – Rev 01.
If you are interested here is the build video:
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Do you have downloadable drawings of plans for that that I could get? You did a fantastic job.
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Thanks Kris – see the post :).
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Justin, did you create this in Solidworks? Just starting to try and make one for my Monarch 10ee. I was going to try and import a pdf so I can change the measurements. Also where did you get the 2″ range indicator? Thanks!
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Hi Nick!
I made the model in Fusion. The 2″ range indicator is from Accusize tools. If you want send me an email and I’ll send you the CAD data so at least you have a starting place.
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Thanks very much Justin for the assistance. Sent you an email.
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Hi Justin, I made one with a slight modification. I didn’t want to struggle withe the bottom part. So I made mine with a sliding bottom and a knurled knob without the bar. I love it. But I do have an issue and would appreciate your thoughts. Although I can snug the carriage stop pretty tight to the ways of my SouthBend 13, the saddle easily pushes it. How much staying power does your carriage stop have? Does it slide or get pushed eaasily? How can that be resolved?
Regards,
Gilles Roger
Halifax, Canada
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