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tail stock modification quetion

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Ratchap:
evening all from a hot West london. this may sound like an odd question Buuuuuuuuuuuut
 I have a Simat 101 lathe it was a gizit  from a friend. the tailstock is a shortened mt 0 morese taper , all i  have is 1 small dead centre 
the question
would it be feasible to bore out the tailstock to take a 1 MT or 2 MT so i  could use  other tooling in it such as a small Jacobs chuck ?

many thanks for comments  Nigel

Jo:
Don't do it  :hellno:

Set up your lathe to turn some 0mt blanks. Or fork out some cash  :paranoia: to Cowells for some of their 0Mt blanks - you only need one to set up to cut the taper ;)

If all else fails you can visit and Mr Silky can turn some blanks for you  ;)

Jo

crueby:
The Sherline lathes use the short mt0 taper, they have a selection of live centers you could use as is. Also they have jacobs chucks and adapters for that size.

Ratchap:
the trouble with the sherline  taper  is  its the wrong part of the taper  theirs is cut off  and they use the thick end
the Simat uses  the thin end

Noitoen:
Could use one of these taper adapter to build a new replacement for the inside of the tailstock.
https://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Extension-Sockets/Morse-Taper-Extension-Sockets

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