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,

I have not but would say that is your call. You can also ream the finish internal taper using a Morse Taper finish taper in the tail stock. I would only do this turning the spindle by hand not

That will make it easier to hold and keep it true. Should mark spindle and adapter in case the adapter is removed and reinstalled. Probably unnecessary since is probably true. But why not?

I turn the outside and then with it installed in the spindle bore the inside. It becomes an exact fit for your lathe that way. Good luck, glad the group provided help.

Hi, Thanks for all the information. I think that I finally understand my lathe. I misread the SouthBend documentation. The .602 "proprietary" spindle bore taper is almost identical to Morse Taper #3

Most South Bend used a .602 taper which is not a MT4.5. It is propitiatory and unique to SB. On Sunday, May 29,

I might be thinking that South Bend was a pretty large factor in the early days of the Machinery Handbook& maybe it was included in teh book cause there were/are so many of them out

Hi There, I gather from the table (ASA 5.10-1953) that this table was adopted in 1953. I would guess that it was adopted because several machine makers during the 1950's started using this taper

I am surprised it is listed in 1957. That is nearly 100 years after the Morse standards were created. We don't know when it showed up but seems relatively new compared to the original standards with