Abstract: A tailstock of a woodturning lathe with an insert having a morse taper and an adjuster pin capable of passing through the exterior of the insert; an internal collar and engaging with a threaded spindle thereby rendering the threaded spindle fixed. When the pin is removed, the threaded spindle is rotatable (i.e., live). Thus, the tailstock is easily adjustable between live and dead configurations with the simple inclusion or removal of the adjuster pin.