[modeleng] Re: Releasing chuck taper

> Is there an easier way to remove a stubborn morse taper?<
My Chester mill has a set of slots in the quills so you can put in a taper 
wedge, and release it that way. Admittedly, few of the fittings have the 
taper estending far enough that this works, and a number of different 
length 'buttons' of 3/8mild steel rod are kept for this - you drop them 
down in place of the drawbar.

In the absence of such slots, I would suspect that your approach is about 
the only possible one.

The other answer is not to put Loctite on the taper......

Peter Chadwick
Swindon

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