off set live center....

pampi said:
https://www.cuesmith.com/off-setting-live-center-2-or-3-morse-taper.html....
can i use this one on my porper lathe??? the reason i ask is my headstock and my tailstock is off a little.... mainly for tapering purposes...
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Yes, but you will of course have to tweek it each time you remove it from and replace it in the tailstock. A witness mark before removal should get it back very close. It is actually a boring head, repurposed in this case for cutting tapers, or eliminating them.
 
It's easy to use that for tapering forearms and handles .
You can stick a 12" drill rod and indicate the offset .
A .090" offset would get you .180" taper for the forearm.

Can't use it for tapering shafts though. Unless you want a single angle shaft taper and you're going to sand the heck off them later.
 
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