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| Ashlyn Katarzyna:
You make it look easy.... Dont quite understand the tailstock taper tool, but it looks neat and well used :beer: |
| Pete.:
--- Quote from: ChadA4MG on July 28, 2011, 07:15:26 PM ---You make it look easy.... Dont quite understand the tailstock taper tool, but it looks neat and well used :beer: --- End quote --- You put the tool in the tailstock and mount your work so it's riding on the ball end, then you use the knurled adjuster to move the ball off-center. Now when you turn the piece you'll be forming a taper with the thin end nearest the chuck. I don't see how degree markings are going to help however, unless you always turn a taper of the same length. If you off-set two different-length pieces the same amount (according to markings) you will get a different taper for each. Or is this something catered for by the reference to 'fiducal' lines? That IS a neat idea though, and nicely made. |
| mechman48:
:wave: Thanks for the comments guys. My concept of the 'fiducal' lines was to indicate settings for the more common tapers used i.e. 1,2,3, MT perhaps 'indicator lines' would be a better description (symantics?) I agree with your comment about different lengths producing different tapers but these lines would only indicate standardised 1,2,3, MT lengths & I don't foresee myself doing anything other than common tapers :scratch: so a couple of lines set up from either side of center line would be a helpfull quick ref. If you want to create a 'spot on' taper you can always set up a master taper in the headstock & set your compound slide using a DTI, or if you are really clever you could use 'Trigonometry' ::) to calculate the offset, mind you I would simply use the taper charts from 'Zeus' if I needed to be that accurate :ddb: Am looking at posting more pics this weekend so bfn mechman48 |
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