Quote Originally Posted by The_Dream_shed View Post
3) I'm not sure I understand the question.
For my lathe, I was thinking about having the tailstock being able to be positioned. Give the tailstock the ability to move in and out under a "4th" axis designation because you have X, Z, Tool turret. Mine could potentially be x, z, turret, tailstock. The tailstock would only be good for a bump stock or positioning for a center.[/QUOTE]

Most of the time you just use the turret as the bumb stop for bar feeding. No need for the tailstock. I’d say like 95% of work does not need a tailstock in my cnc work.