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16th February 2015, 11:09 PM #61SENIOR MEMBER
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Great tip Bob, and if the bolt pulls from the small end of the taper, it will pull the pin in tighter, so no chance of it loosening over time with vibration etc.
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19th February 2015, 12:46 AM #62.
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Beck's Tip
My daughter, the would be jeweller, told me this one.
When faced with drilling a large or not so large number of small holes in thin metal, she uses balsa wood as a backing. The balsa is weak enough not to deflect and break small drills ( in Beck's case, sub 1mm ) as does a harder timber when the drill seeks out a nearby hole. Bunnings sell balsa.
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19th February 2015, 08:20 AM #64
Cheap Carbide Cutters
Hi Guys,
Just a reminder that if you need a cheap profile cutter, a woodworking router cutter works well, particularly in softer materials like aluminium and brass.
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These cutters all have 1/4" shanks.Best Regards:
BaronJ.
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19th February 2015, 08:24 AM #65Member
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A tip I got from here but surely worth repeating, if you want your Morse taper to really grip in your tailstock, squirt it with wd40 first. I was amazed how well this works.
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19th February 2015, 12:14 PM #67Senior Member
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I have 2 100mm chucks, one a Burnerd 3 jaw and the other a 4 jaw self-centering Tos. I use these on a Myford Super 7 but the Burnerd has never centered accurately. The Tos was accurate when I bought it 15 years ago but now not after some misuse by me when I hammered on an 80mm piece of pipe to prepare for a welding test piece. Bugger!
Does anyone know if there is an 'easy' way to get them on center again.woodworm.
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0.17mm measured at the jaws.
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19th February 2015, 07:57 PM #71Member
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Grind it - carefully!
There are quite a few videos on the subject, here's a couple:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nALN0qGZbgY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yWsjeY6nJU
I used a cheap electric Dremel type grinder clamped in the tool post. Make sure all is set up correctly before starting and use the grinder sparingly. Each grind results in the gripping faces of the jaws becoming wider so increasing the diameter of the stock able to be held in the chuck.
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19th February 2015, 08:08 PM #72GOLD MEMBER
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Short answer to your question is NO.
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Another method I've seen
Another method I've seen is mounting a square file in the tool post and running the carriage back and forth. I don't think there would be much chance of removing too much metal that way, but if you're elderly, you might never see the job finished.
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