Lathe carriage lock low profile lever

[Christophe Mineau]

Hi,
After having recently installed my new DRO glass scale on my lathe cross slide, I had no more access to the carriage lock screw, which is quite annoying for some operations like parting off.
So I decided to disassemble the scale and made a small contraption with a milled hex head and a cross pinned lever that could keep below the scale.

Here are the pictures :

Before :


The low profile lever , made on the lathe, milled using a rotary table to form the hex key, lever is press fit in the head.

[DIYer]

Thanks Christophe Mineau! We've added your Low Profile Carriage Lock to our Lathe Accessories category,
as well as to your builder page: Christophe Mineau's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Low Profile Carriage Lock by Christophe Mineau

tags: carriage lock, lever