Not saying you shouldn't, but all of these items are factory stock. None of it is home-made. Unless you make all your own, this is about what you're going to get. Both of the ones in the photo I

I saw it Erik. I thought it was a good call on your part. I would almost be tempted to buy it so I could have her pay return shipping on a item not as advertised. :-) Al Knack

That is fine and good and what I would also recommend if that is all you need. The drawback is that it will stick out farther than necessary and may make it difficult for the tail of a dog

You don't really need one , just get a MT3 center & your done . animal On 6/2/2022 5:21 AM, E A wrote:

I prefer to use the largest diameter possible to have the most grip in a taper. I also prefer to keep things as close as possible to the spindle (least overhang), to reduce stress and amplification

Just sent the photo. It should make things clear. The adapter barely protrudes from the spindle. Mine is 3.25" long. The Morse taper sockets are 3-7/8" & 4-1/8" long according to the table I am

That was long, long ago, and far, far away, and in another universe. There is no telling what errors I might have made, but it's close enough to reasonable that I probably didn't make that particular

I am having trouble with this part of your statement also. "Remember that the narrow end goes in the adapter, not the large end." The whole idea of a taper is to hold a tool or adapter. That

I saw the grin, but hadn't looked at the pictures. ;) And forgot to attach the photo of the MT4 taper &adapter. So here goes on the photo. And no. That doesn't look like a factory attachment to me in

Did you divide by 2? On Thursday, June 2, 2022, 08:44:31 AM CDT, Bill in OKC too via groups.io <wmrmeyers@...> wrote:

My adapter for the Heavy 10L is 1-5/8" OD at the big end. It's .940" ID, with a wall thickness of 0.350" An MT 4 taper is 1.195" OD at that point on the taper. That gives you a wall thickness of

Do to the varied level of users on the site, it is best to be direct and blunt or a sheep can easily be lead to slaughter. Lowering your credibility for that user/buyer in future posts.

It did not come out as a grin; just a semi colon a minus and a backslash. Best Regards, Andrei D. Calciu 6371 Birch Leaf Court Burke, VA 22015-3528 USA mailto:calciu1@... From:

I guess my little "grin" emoji was too subtle... Just thought folks would find these ebay pictures amusing in light of this thread. The seller got a note from me pointing out this was just some

Caveat Emptor Umm... Look at the pictures!!! It might be the box but it is a crude home-made ball center without the ball or a piece of scrap metal. Buyer beware!!

Your lathe has a mt3 headstock. No sleeve needed. Get Outlook for Android From: SouthBendLathe@groups.io <SouthBendLathe@groups.io> on behalf of E A <b-arch@...> Sent: Thursday, June 2, 2022 8:21:11

Currently on Ebay... Vtg South Bend Lathe Works Headstock Spindle Sleeve Catalog No. 205-N, orig box! $49.99 So what Morse Taper is this? And will it fit my 9A? ;-\ Erik A From:

I'm looking for a 9in. milling attachment for my SB lathe. If anybody has a reasonably priced milling attachment please email me at dogbreath312@... with a picture if you could. Please no mills that

I would check closer before making that MT4 as I think it would be a very thin sleeve and could prove it's self problematic in use and removal.

Might want to add an MT4 while you're at it. Just in case. It will be a while before I need one, but the Smithy CB-1220XL 3-in-1 machine my brother decided I needed has an MT4 spindle, MT3 tailstock,