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Jerry,
It doesn't have to attach to the ways. As a matter of fact, most of them don't. They usually bolt to the back of the lathe. My lathe has the threaded holes for attaching one but I don't have the taper attachment.
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(03-23-2012, 08:24 PM)ETC57 Wrote: I have a question regarding the mounting of a taper attachment and my smithy. It appears that the device attaches to the way on the back side of the lathe? if that is the case how would I go about installing one on my smithy? It has dove tail ways.
Jerry.
You could drill and tap a hole on the end of your 3 in 1 combo i assume? for the bracket. The harder part would be removing the cross slide screw so the compound floats on the sine bar...Bob
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Thank's Ed,
That makes it simpler!
Jerry.
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(03-23-2012, 08:11 PM)EdAK Wrote: Bob,
Very nice taper attachment. It looks fairly simple too. I assume you have to take the cross slide lead-screw out when using the taper attachment. Is that correct? It appears so from the pictures.
Thanks,
Ed
Yes it is removed so the compound just floats on the sine bar...Bob
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Thank's Bob,
Actually the screw for the cross slide comes out rather easily.
Jerry.
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Nice Bob, very nice.
You made a very nice video.
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