Extension Socket

Extension Socket

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27 April 2016 at 22:24 #18076
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27 April 2016 at 22:24 #236493
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I want an MT2 to MT2 extension socket for the head of my wood turning lathe but have only seen tanged versions. I need a threaded end for a drawbar, can you buy them?
28 April 2016 at 02:58 #236504
John Reese
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In over 60 years around metalworking I have never seen an extension socket without a tang. You could cut the tang off, drill and tap for drawbar threads. How will the tool be retained in the socket?
28 April 2016 at 09:05 #236517
Martin Connelly
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Could you drill a clearance hole through the extension and use an extended drawbar to pull the tool and extension together into the lathe? An extended drawbar should be easy to make.

Martin
28 April 2016 at 09:41 #236527
Ian Parkin
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The extension then would have no extraction facility
28 April 2016 at 09:52 #236529
Muzzer
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You could get around that by threading a bolt through the extension into the tool and giving the head a smart tap – or bumping it against a solid object like a vise.

You'd have to be careful drilling a clearance hole through the extension, mind. You'd probably want to drill from the male taper end otherwise you'd be trying to open up a tang slot into a bore, buried at the bottom of the taper cavity…
28 April 2016 at 10:21 #236534
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Posted by Martin Connelly on 28/04/2016 09:05:45:

Could you drill a clearance hole through the extension and use an extended drawbar to pull the tool and extension together into the lathe? An extended drawbar should be easy to make.

Martin

Are they soft enough to do this?
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