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[geordie0928]

Hi, Can some one help me out on this. What is one of these MORSE TAPER DRILL DRIFT, I have been looking one ebay for thing to buy for my new lathe when I get it, and I came across this thing and I haven't a clue on it. So please help a lost soul in need.

Thanks in advance.
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[geordie0928]

Sorry forgot the photo.

 

[flexi]

It looks like a drift pin to me.....you will have an elongated hole through a shaft where the end of your Morse taper sits. This goes into the elongated slot and bears against the end of the spline, as you push it in, it pushes the spline out...... easier to do than say

 

[Dalboy]

The drift you are looking at is mainly used on pillar drills that can take a morse taper.

Lathes normally have a knock out bar and if buying new will come with one. The bar is normally used in the headstock as modern lathes have a self ejecting taper in the tailstock.

What lathe are you getting

 

[Lons]

What Derek said.

You don't need one of those Joe, especially if you go for the Axi lathe you were talking about.
If you pay Vince a visit I guarantee you'll find plenty to spend your money on

 

[Penpal]

Not used on a wood lathe where the aim is to have a through hole in the tail stock for a number of reasons. On a Pillar Drill it is inserted in the slot above the drill chuck to drift it out.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

I made a double ended knockout bar for my Vicky, steel bar with a 15 mm brass tip on one end for the H/stock and 10 mm for T/stock on the other end.

 

[geordie0928]

Thanks Bob for that, I will try and visit Vince in near future. At the moment I can't go anywhere after a fall down some stairs. Hope to be up and running soon.

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[alan morrison]

Get well soon, Joseph.

 

[Dalboy]

Another thing worth mentioning is that morse taper on the newer type lathes quite often have self ejection system (Careful with the replies to that) where you wind the quill fully in and when it is nearly fully in the morse taper becomes loose.

 

[Bill Mooney]

All good advice there. Get well soon.

 

[geordie0928]

Thanks for that info mate.

 

[Lons]

At the moment I can't go anywhere after a fall down some stairs. Hope to be up and running soon.

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That's a bummer Joe, get well soon marra. I'm sure your lovely skivvy, oops I mean wife is looking after you as usual.

Have you got the grandkids this week? we had ours today and I'm knackered, just how much energy can a ( nearly) 7 year old have?

 

[geordie0928]

Thanks, I will note every reply.