Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
Morse tapers
JL
>I have going through my stepfather's drill bits. I have found a number of #2 Morse taper bits (not a complete set). These I can use on my Jet. What do I do with the incomplete set of #1 Morse taper bits? What has a #1 taper?
Re: Morse tapers
Steve Mushinski
>You can get an adapter to up size it to the #2. They are very cheap at about $5. Tool shops that sell machine tools will have them. You want a #1 -#2 morse taper adapter. Then to answer your question "You use them". :-) Steve
Re: Morse tapers
John K Jordan
>>What has a #1 taper?
The old Sears single-tube 1/2 HP lathe, also sold by HD with the Rigid label.
JKJ in East TN
Re: Morse tapers
Anthony
>I turn on an old (about 1965) Craftsman 12" lathe that uses #1mt in the headstock and tailstock.
If you decide that these bits are useless to you, they may be appealing to me ;)
Re: Morse tapers
John Lucas
>I have a Carbo-tec that I use for school demo's. It has #1 morse taper. I have been buying #1 taper drill bits at the flea mkt because the bed on my Carbo-tec is so short you can't use a drill chuck to drill longer pieces.
Re: Morse tapers
JL
>OK. I'll get them cleaned up a bit more and do an inventory. Woodcentral Auction acceptable?
Taper adaptor
Fred in NC
>Most machinist suppliers have them. McMaster, Enco, and LittleMachineShop, to mention a few.
