Purely hypothetical taper question
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Purely hypothetical taper question
If one's lathe has a taper attachment, are there still times when one would use tailstock offset for tapering? Or where one might use both?
Ed
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Re: Purely hypothetical taper question
Long shallow tapers ,longer than what the TA can generate you could use the TS. Or move the TA and blend the join. I suppose there could be a job where 2 tapers are on the same work piece and you might use both. Never say never ! LOL
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Re: Purely hypothetical taper question
Thanks. It occurred to me after reading a different thread.
Ed
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Re: Purely hypothetical taper question
One of my jobs for this year is to chamber a rifle barrel using a boring bar. So I plan on using the taper attachment for the body, and then switch to the compound to do the shoulder of the round. Few stub barrels to work out the bugs but should be fun!
Re: Purely hypothetical taper question
I expect it won't be easy, as the bore diameter versus depth is a bit out of reason, one of the reasons reamers are generally employed. I'll be interested in hearing how it turns out.
Harold
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Re: Purely hypothetical taper question
Of course, you can always use the compound or taper attachment to MAKE the reamer to do the job.Harold_V wrote:I expect it won't be easy, as the bore diameter versus depth is a bit out of reason, one of the reasons reamers are generally employed. I'll be interested in hearing how it turns out.
My dad did that for a friend that needed a resizing die for a really oddball cartridge (he described it as a cannon shell necked down to a phonograph needle). I had to do the trig for him.
Steve