has anyone added taper bars to harbour freight 36inch between centers metal lathe, bought them or made them.
harbour freight lathe
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Harbour Freight Lathe
I have a Central Machinery aka Harbor Freight 13/40 metal lathe.
I had to add a taper bar of my own making. Are you buying a lathe or trying to put on a taper bar?
Bill
I have a Central Machinery aka Harbor Freight 13/40 metal lathe.
I had to add a taper bar of my own making. Are you buying a lathe or trying to put on a taper bar?
Bill
taper bars
4 indexing position taper bars for metal lathes.
handle rough,handle finish,shaft rough,shaft finish,points mill. all mounting hardware all parts for cross slide follow bearing,springs etc...$950+shipping and insurance.I am currently out of stock,but in the process of making more.
4 indexing position taper bars for metal lathes.
handle rough,handle finish,shaft rough,shaft finish,points mill. all mounting hardware all parts for cross slide follow bearing,springs etc...$950+shipping and insurance.I am currently out of stock,but in the process of making more.
taper bars
yes bill i have a central machinery 12x36 lathe on order, just trying to get my ducks in a row on taper bars till i get the lathe.
thanks
danny t
yes bill i have a central machinery 12x36 lathe on order, just trying to get my ducks in a row on taper bars till i get the lathe.
thanks
danny t
Your setup is awesome. I was at my friends Jacob shop and he has the same setup on his HF 12x36 lathe.
I will be getting a new metal lathe and I want your taper bar setup. However I noticed that it would be awesome if you could extend your setup 2 or 3" on each side since if you are not paying attention when running the router the bearings will pass the taper bar and will make a deeper cut on a shaft or butt.
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Ah yes, the old not paying attention thing will get you every time Mr. Ben.
The No Womens allowed in the tree house rule will take care of that.
The No Womens allowed in the tree house rule will take care of that.
question
Why have two taper bars each(rough and finish) for handle and shafts?? Aren't you using the same taper for each process?? Aren't they redundant?? I understand the shaft and the handle have different profiles. What am I missing?? Thanks in advance.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues
Why have two taper bars each(rough and finish) for handle and shafts?? Aren't you using the same taper for each process?? Aren't they redundant?? I understand the shaft and the handle have different profiles. What am I missing?? Thanks in advance.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues
Someone else asked why not make them longer than 31.5" the main reason is my milling machine has a max travel of 31.75".
I made two taper bars for each because the rough taper is a striaght taper and it is a backer with set screws for the finish bars that are adjustable.I rough my shafts to a cone/straight taper in one day and then let them stress relieve for a couple of months before I start the compound taper.
I made two taper bars for each because the rough taper is a striaght taper and it is a backer with set screws for the finish bars that are adjustable.I rough my shafts to a cone/straight taper in one day and then let them stress relieve for a couple of months before I start the compound taper.
Same here.
I rough my handles and shafts at around .010" per inch.
It's simple and works for me. Most of the time they have offset centers so a straight angle taper on the first pass works for me .
I guess you can just have one bar to rough handles and shafts.
You just have to remember to flip one of them .
If you are not paying attention, you will crash on the chuck.
Rig up a cutoff switch so that doesn't happen.
Danny hope the pics help, hand made around 50.00 that was 19 years ago. the pic with the bearing and the black delrin is on the shaft bar once the delrin is removed it's on the lower bar for butts. i have many hours running this lathe, i do run a fan on the motor to keep it cool. this lathe is ran off V belts so drilling holes in the front of the lathe was no big deal, but if it has an oil sump be careful mounting the front bracket. if you would like more pics would be glad to post. Jeff
