Morse taper sleeve - What should I buy?

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Hello all,

I have recently acquired a mini lathe and am just starting to learn how to use it, so I dont have any experience. Today I was able to buy at a superb discount price a great Rohm revolving center with changeable ends.
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The problem is that my tail chuck is a MT2 and the Rohm revolving center is a MT3. I have been searching on ebay to find a converter sleeve, and I am having trouble choosing one. I can find MT2 to MT3 and MT3 to MT2 but they all seam the same... I need one that is thiner outside (MT2 in the tail chuck) and larger inside (MT3 in the revolving centre)

I may be confused, but ebay sellers seam to not distinguish between MT2 to MT3 or MT3 to MT2.

Can anyone point me what should I look??

Hope all of you have a happy new year.

Vasco

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Or it there is enough room you could have the taper redone to your tail stock. Mite find someone on here to do it.

Paul
 
Bill Gruby said:
If the live center is a MT3 and the Tailstock is a MT2, there is no MT Sleeve that goes up in Taper that I know of. It just will not work in your lathe.

I found this and I stand corrected. You need the 816, but to use it in that small lathe would add a big limitation on stock length.


http://www.lignolathe.com/en/spindle_and_tailstock_accessories/index.htm

"Billy G"
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I will need 12 cm ( 5inches) Max of stock. Most times 4 will be enough.

I have found this, it may do the trick... would you agree? It will be sturdy enough?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MT3-to-MT2-...62?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item416cf2877a
 
I cannot agree or disagree with you on this. They give no specs other than the tapers on that adapter. The live center will hang out of it probably 3+inches. Let's say the overhang is 4 inches on the adapter. That's 7+ inches. You take it from there. It's a lot of money to tie up in something that may or may not work for you.

As for strength, again not enough info givin.

"Billy G"
 
sssfox said:
What are you doing that uses 4" or 5" of stock that you need a tailstock?

Why would the chuck not work?
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I am doing fountain pens. I use acrilic or ebonite. They are very flexible, hence the need of using a live center in the tail stock.
 
Bill Gruby said:
I cannot agree or disagree with you on this. They give no specs other than the tapers on that adapter. The live center will hang out of it probably 3+inches. Let's say the overhang is 4 inches on the adapter. That's 7+ inches. You take it from there. It's a lot of money to tie up in something that may or may not work for you.

As for strength, again not enough info givin.

"Billy G"
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You are right, I will try to find a less expensive solution.

Turning my live centre morse cone using a lathe would work, would just ruin the centre?
 
I would sell the # 3 set & take the proceeds & buy a # 2 live center. That's a nice set up that you have & if your thinking about getting a larger lathe in the future you may want to hold onto it. Check in some of the wood working catalogs, you should be able to find a live center specifically for the job your doing without buying a whole set. Just one # 2 live center want break the bank & your set up will be more stable. Some wood working suppliers are Rockler & woodcraft. I hope this helps you.
 
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