Adjusting A Taper Bore

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I've cut a tapered bore for an er collet.
I blued the collet and twisted it in the bore (with a rod in the collet)
The blue wore of approx half way leaving the bottom half of the collet untouched.
I am assuming that means the top of the bore is too narrow and the bottom half is too wide.
If I adjust the angle a tiny smidge more so that its now 8.0+smidge degrees is this going in the right direction?
 
If I followed you correctly, yes, you would turn your compound clockwise. Be careful if you are using that collet as a master angle checker. That collet could have a bad angle on it.
 
good point I will use three of them.
 
When I cut an ER collet bore,I put a piece of drill rod in a collet and chucked it between centers. I then adjusted my compound angle until a indicator read "0" traveling the length of the collet. As a backup, I figure the length of the sides of the triangle formed here and use an indicator to check my setup.


Edit: if the collet fits too loose on the drill rod put a hose clamp LIGHTLY snugged on the front of the collet. It will hold it .
 
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Thanks Mark I have read that before but forgot all about it so I left sufficient material to enable me to sneak up on it.
 
Verify that your cutting tool is truly on center, otherwise you'll cut a flared taper. When I made mine (ER40) I wound up sanding and lapping the taper until it fit the collets.
 
T Bredehoft said:
Verify that your cutting tool is truly on center, otherwise you'll cut a flared taper. When I made mine (ER40) I wound up sanding and lapping the taper until it fit the collets.
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Are you referring to the tool height here? If so, and the height is slightly above or below center, will it change the angle?
 
Hmmmm, I must check that as I altered the bit so it may now be off.
By golly you learn a lot on this forum.
Tom, how did you lap it?
 
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