Turning Precision Tapers on Your Mini Lathe 4591 (Discontinued)
- Turning Precision Tapers on Your Mini Lathe: Guide to Turning Precision External and Internal Tapers
- By Lex Liberato, SwarfRat Enterprises
- 50 pages, paperback, 8½" x 11"
- ISBN 978-0-615-63919-2
- Copyright 2012
Weight: 0.87 lb
Regularly $29.95
- Using the compound rest
- Turning between centers with an offset tailstock
- Using a taper turning attachment
You can replicate Morse, Jacobs, Jarno, Brown & Sharp, American Standard, and other tapers using the methods explained in this richly illustrated book. The author's clear instructions and breezy writing style, infused with example projects and advice based on his years of personal experience, make this book a great way to learn this topic.
Introduction
Safety Considerations
Section 1 - Taper Turning with the Compound Slide
Section 2 - Turning Tapers Between Centers Prepare the Stock; The Setup; Setting the Angle
Section 3 - Turning Tapers with a Taper Attachment Setting the Angle with a Machinist's Protractor; Setting the Angle with an Angle Plate; Setting the Angle with a Sine Bar/Space Blocks; Cutting Internal Tapers
Section 4 - The Taper Attachment Some Notes on the SwarfRat Taper Attachment; Plan Sheets