Most MT's are hardened and neither a hacksaw or bandsaw will touch them. I have cit several using an angle grinder and disc.
You need to measure carefully before you cut, if you cut too short you will not be able to ejrct it when you retract the tailstock below "0". To measure wind out the tailstock a couple of inches and mark the taper with a magic marker or tape etc then rewind to eject the MT and then wind down to "0" and measure the depth. THen transfer the measurement to the MT and cut to length.
Cut slowly and cool in water so you don't soften the MT and then face up and give a light chamfer with a bench grinder - job done!
Gerry
Leeds UK
From: "jcmackastro" <jm@...>
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Subject: [7x12minilathe] Removing Tang From A Morse Taper
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:55:23 -0000
Hi All,
I want to remove the tang from the morse taper that holds my drill
chuck in the tail stock. I assume it is hard steel. I have a hacksaw ,
metal cutting band saw and an angle grinder that I could buy a metal
cutting blade for.
An suggestions as the best method ?
John
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