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Thread: Help with odd milling machine spindle taper |
18/11/2019 22:08:10 |
Hi Tony, I know the post is quite old now but you may still be checking...…. I also have an Adcock & Shipley 1AD and it is similarly equipped with the mystery taper that you refer to. I believe it is known as '1 3/8" N.S.' (N.S. for 'Non Stick' http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel/Tables/Clarkson1.htm I have searched for more than twenty years for tooling and turned up precisely nothing. I think you have two options: 1) I have turned up an adapter to convert the taper down to 30 INT. I can then mount a 30 INT Autolock chuck. It's relatively easy to do although it may compromise the accuracy a little. The taper is the same gradient (7 in 24) in the two sizes. 2) There is a modern CNC fitting, BT35 that is close, a bit bigger but should fit. Again it's 7 in 24 gradient but due to the increased size,it may need a drive adapter to engage the drive pegs. There are many fittings available from Lyndex-Nikken in the States: https://www.lyndexnikken.com/BT35-Morse-Taper-MT1-Holder-p364.htm I'm hoping to be able to use a BT35 to 3MT adapter and then use standard MT tooling. Stick with the 1AD! They're solid, well made and accurate and have survived the years well.
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