Fig. 483.

To lock the tail stock to the shears the bolt m receives the lever n at one end and at the other passes through the plate or clamp o, and receives the nut p, so that the tail stock is gripped to or released from the shears by operating n in the necessary direction. The hand rest, [Fig. 483], has a wheel w in place of a nut, which dispenses with the use of a wrench.

Fig. 484.

What are termed bench lathes are those having very short legs, so that they may for convenience be mounted on a bench or fastened to a second frame, as shown in [Fig. 484].