Mini taper?

Mini taper?

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23 April 2015 at 10:49 #187455
john knowles 1
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I have just bought a Wakefield 1.25" lathe. I need a revolving tailstock centre but don't know what the taper is. The large end dia of the old chuck (worn) taper is .342" small end dia is .300 the taper is 1" long. Any ideas would be appreciated as I cannot find anything on the internet.

Thanks in advance.
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23 April 2015 at 10:49 #17688
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23 April 2015 at 13:35 #187476
Roderick Jenkins
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Those dimensions are similar to the tapers used on Flexispeed lathes, which is the small half of a No. 0 Morse taper. Sadly, I don't think you'll find anything commercially available. The parallel shank of a rotating centre for a C0 lathe from arceuro can be turned down to a fitting taper.

HTH

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23 April 2015 at 15:16 #187488
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Cowells use that short No. 0 Morse taper in the tailstock so their rotating centre should fit but sit down before you see the price !

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23 April 2015 at 15:34 #187490
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Thank you both for your responses. If I need a seat before I see the price I don't think I'll go there. Maybe turning one down is the answer as Rod said, but this lathe doesn't have a swivel saddle. cheers again..
23 April 2015 at 16:03 #187496
Andrew Hutchinson
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If it is No.0 MT you 're looking for then Sherline sells a full range of items. Eyeballed with a digital caliper my dead centre was .362", .320" over .848". They have a nice little revolving tailstock centre as well as a range of gear that can be offset to fix a tailstock height error for work that demands it. The prices are fairly cheap considering they are made in America. Usual disclaimers.

Andrew
23 April 2015 at 18:15 #187510
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Soba ref no 201640 from chronos
23 April 2015 at 18:21 #187511
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If its like my tiny lathe it might be too long..
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