I have a South Bend 16" metal lathe with a 2 3/8" - 6 TPI spindle. It is missing the sleeve in the spindle that accepts a morse taper 3. Leblonde couldn't tell me if the O.D. taper of the sleeve was actually a morse taper of 4 or 5. They are selling a sleeve for $85. I was hoping I could just adapt it with a MT of 4 or 5. Anybody have any experience with this?
Thanks,
Ted
Here's a discussion of spindle tapers for a 16":
Steve
Ted wrote:
I make my own sleeves turned from 12L17, just be careful not to ding them. They are not a standard taper, but the closest thing seems to be a #5 Morse stub taper.
Tony
Thanks for the leads.
Ted
I make my own sleeves turned from 12L17, just be careful not to ding them. They are not a standard taper, but the closest thing seems to be a #5 Morse stub taper.
Ted,
I have a sleeve that will probably fit your lathe. I picked it up at an auction with a bunch of other stuff. I'll sell it pretty cheap (say $10 plus shipping). It's not pristine, but it should be quite serviceable. If you're interested, I'll send you the measurements, so we can be sure it will fit. I could also take a photo.
Dave
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