Jet 1442 Tailstock

Just a quick question. Yesterday, I was going to use the tailstock with a forstner bit to hollow the center of a bowl. Found that I could not get the handwheel to advance the quill. The tailstock quill lock handle is loose and when I turn the handwheel, the whole quill turns but does not advance. It appears that the screw mechanism on the interior is not connected properly.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I called into jet service but it was near the end of the day and there was no tech available until Monday morning. I just had hoped to get some work done today.

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Bob Daun
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Hello Bob,

I'm not famaliar with the Jet, but the problem sounds similar to what I've found with other lathes. Many of the lathes have a channel milled in the tailstock quill that the locking screw engages to keep the quill from rotating when the handwheel is turned. The locking screw must be screwed in far enough to keep the quill from rotating, but not so far as to impede the travel of the quill. This happens on my Nova Mercury if I'm careless about backing off the locking screw.

Fred Holder

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Fred Holder

Fred Thanks for the reply. That is about the same as what I have but I can turn the locking screw back several turns (still in the channel) and the quill will not move forward. The quill has some nice scales etched in to the top and when it is working properly, the quill does not turn when you turn the handwheel (assuming that the locking screw is sufficiently loose. If I back the locking screw out far enough to clear the channel in the quill, the whole quill turns when I turn the handwheel but it does not advance.

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Bob Daun

That's the way the Jet works too.

Tighten the lock handle some--and the problem will be fixed.

Old Guy

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Old guy

Just an update on my tailstock problem. I called Jet (WMH Tool Group in Elgin, IL). Got ahold of a service tech and he had me try a few things none of which worked. He said he would send a new quill mechanism out today. I asked him how to return the old one and he said to just pitch it. Well, that was this morning. This afternoon I removed the quill again and clamped it firmly in my WW vise. I put a Vise Grips on the end of quill next to where the handle would be and gave it a good rap with a hammer and the dogone thing broke loose and now works perfectly. Evidently, there is a little problem when you retract the quill all the way that something tends to bind up. Anyway, now I will have a spare quill. Everyone should have a spare quill, right?

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Bob Daun

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