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| Jasonb:
That should be enough but the compact 8 taper is only 4-5mm long though based on the same DIN standard as yours so has the same angle. J |
| krv3000:
HI well i made up a taper blank this was dun by a trial and era bases its not the first time i have made a backing plate for this lathe the first thing i mad for it was a face plate than a backing plate for a chuck that i got off fleebay but until i found that one of the studs on the original chuck was bent me measuring did not line up thanks to all that helped regards bob |
| Pete.:
--- Quote from: melgump on December 10, 2011, 06:07:19 PM ---I am also in the throes of making a back plate for a face plate for my lathe. I know the angle of my stub is 7 degrees,7 minutes & 30 secs. `cos it says so in the manual. However, a mate of mine,who happens to be a toolmaker, suggested a way of getting the top slide at the right angle. He suggested fixing a dial indicator to the top slide, I am doing so using a magnetic base, so the indicator tip can run from front to rear of the taper at centre height. One then adjusts the top slide angle until the needle is motionless, then the angle is correct. Sounds logical to me, I think! That is as far as I`ve got so far. My taper stub is approx. 12 m.m. long, so I`m hoping this is enough length to get an accurate indication. Cheers, Ray. --- End quote --- Yes, that is how I did mine but you absolutely must make sure that the dial is dead smack on the center height or it will read the angle wrong. Same goes for the tool you use to cut the taper. Put a piece in the 3-jaw, turn a very sharp point on it and line up the dial with the tip of the point. Now both the dial and the tool are right on the center height. |
| krv3000:
yep its all dun |
| krv3000:
HI all just a heads up I'm still on the hunt for a compound slide for me lathe |
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