Taylor Hobson Pantograph Engraver Model D

[jaCK HobsonParticipant @jackhobson50760]

Bodged a std nut, put it all back together, and blow me – it’s better than it was! Hurrah! Before, I tended to move the former or the workpiece on the table rather than use the leadscrew.

[jaCK HobsonParticipant @jackhobson50760]

Bad news for me. http://www.pantograph.co.uk/ don’t have any taper shank adaptors anymore, won’t be getting any more, and couldn’t help tell me the taper angle 🙁

So bodge my own, or ER 11 spindle. Encouraged by my leadscrew bodge, I might have a go at both…

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

I have just searched through my small collection of Taylor Hobson ‘engraving’ documents, and have found no reference whatsoever to the actual angle of the Trutaper shank 🙁

This de-facto standard remains one of Life’s great mysteries !

MichaelG.

[jaCK HobsonParticipant @jackhobson50760]

I suspect Charles has better skills than me…

I currently can’t measure or machine to that sort of accuracy but from a lot of trial and error, the best fit I can get so far is if I tell my lathe to cut 2.14! I’ll try again ‘fresh’ tomorrow… although I’m running out of 6mm silver steel which I’d hoped to make a cutter from.

 

My engraving attempts so far have poor quality of cut so I really need to improve my sharpening options as I suspect that is a major problem.

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