Lathe taper turning attachment

[brianhw]

Sorry, Charron63, I didn't draw up any plans for this - (other than a few doodles on the back of a cornflakes box at the time !). Having said that, if there are any dimensions of this particular device that would assist you in making one, please feel free to ask.

[marksbug]

with all the super cheep linner ball bearings&rods nowdays this would be a cheep addition to any lathe.even my cheep9x20 enco.....I may just have to make one....good post!!!

[brianhw]

it seems simple and very usefull and adapable to any lathe, i have one question, how do u disconnect the threaded crosslide shaft, so crossslide follows taper shaft?? i watched vid, crossslide handle did not move.

The cross slide nut is disconnected by removing its attachment allen screw, thus allowing the cross slide to move freely in and out.
Hope that (belatedly) answers your question.

[brianhw]

Brian
Are there any plans drawn for this? it would be awesome to have a set of tech drawings for this. I have a 10x22 grizzly lathe I love but it is a bit ruff on turning tapers of any kind.

I didn't make any plans because I thought that there would be too many variations between lathes to do this. You should be able to come up with something suitable for your particular machine by examining the video closely.

[Hans Pearson]

I have been planning a taper attachment like this for my Myford ML7 for ages. I have the shaft from a McPherson strut that I have removed the shoulder on, but that is as far as I have got. Several parts of the strut could go into the manufacture of this attachment.

[seb fontana]

I have found that its hard to get a smooth finish moving carriage feed by hand; using power the finish comes out very smooth. I was cutting a 6° taper using the compound. Feeding by hand no matter what I tried I could not get a smooth even finish.. I rigged up a driveshaft from the end of the lead screw to the compound, what a difference!!