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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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