Jet 1014 Mini Wood Lathe - Tail Stock?

James, Yes, you can use the lathe without the tail stock attached. It slides off the end easily. You would find it very difficult to completely work on a vase or bowl with the tail stock attached. You might want it in the beginning while you are roughing the blank, but you'll find that at some point it will be in your way. Martin

and 14" capacity between "centers".

shake, rattle and roll.

what, maybe 6 or 8 inches for a vase. Any >longer and I won't be able to manouver the tools to hollow out the vase. Right?

Thanks!

Just what I needed to hear.

James

Yep, as someone else said, the tailstock will come off in about 15 seconds or so. Another option, and one that might prove handy down the road, is to get the bed extension. It's under $50.00 and might be useful for longer things later. hth.

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Yes, you can operate the lathe without the tailstock attached. But I doubt you will be able to go much deeper than 6 or 8 inches on a vessel on the mini.

Barry

PS Unless you are a lot better at turning than I am on my Jet mini.

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Regards,

James

Thanks!

That's another option.

James

James, another option is an extended tail center to keep the tailstock well away from the work. I have used two methods:

1. A pointed 3/8 in. rod held in a tailstock chuck and used as a long narrow fixed center inside the work. (I have one with a MT2)
2. Keep a narrow center cone of the wood itself and work around it as long as possible before snapping it off.

BTW, the Jet bed extension makes a good private parking space for the tailstock and for a magnetic saucer to keep miscellany. Arch

Fortiter,