How tight is too tight to lock down a tailstock?

[FOMOGO]

We probably all need a kick in the butt from time to time, and it takes an honest man to admit when he's wrong. Glad to hear it's working much better. Mike

 

[matthewsx]

Yeah, super glue (CA glue). It probably won't help; if it holds, it will be the bolts holding it, but putting the glue on there was an added step that let me feel like I did everything I could to keep it together.

On the other hand, super glue has been known to be sufficient for temporarily holding workpieces to faceplates and such, so, ... maybe it was worthwhile? Yeah, I'm going to go with that. It was totally worth my time.

 

[strantor]

I stopped by the hardware store and got some black oxide bolts that go all the way through it, and when I took out the shorter stainless ones I had in, I tried re-breaking it (by hand) along the crack line and couldn't. Maybe the glue actually is structural. I tested it am able to tighten as hard as before (excluding that one time I broke it) and it's fine.

 

[Shotgun]

A smart ass might say "Tighten to the point just before it breaks"

A smart ass would say "Tighten till is snaps, then back off one quarter turn."