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arcos

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MT1 or MT2?
« on: March 21, 2013, 08:54:53 AM »
I am trying to discover what my lathe uses so that I can get hold of a pen mandrel.

I have measured the bottom of the centre and it comes in at round 10mm I m GUESSING that this makes it an MT1

Would appreciate confirmation please.  :-[
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Offline Bryan Milham

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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2013, 12:03:33 PM »
Have you got a photo of your existing Live Centre or anything else that plugs into the Tail Stock?
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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2013, 01:05:10 PM »
I do now  ;)
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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2013, 01:22:59 PM »
From your past post as to the make, if we're right on the model, it looks like Nutool or Clarke ...  http://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/clarke-cwl12d-wood-lathe-oclarke_6500680 ... as the thread is 3/4" and should it be the same with your's it's likely to be #1 at that small size.

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Richard Stapley

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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2013, 01:37:15 PM »
According to this

http://www.laymar-crafts.co.uk/info5.htm

You have a 1MT

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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2013, 01:39:56 PM »
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arcos

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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2013, 02:07:46 PM »
Looks like Clarke, NuTool and Draper all use the same lathe, branded of course.

Thanks for all the help guys...

Going to go for MT1 as it does seem to be the right size (fingers crossed!)
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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2013, 05:29:32 PM »
You can't go far wrong buying something with a 1MT as it can be easily, and cheaply, sleeved up to 2 but sleeving a 2down to 1, while being possible, is rarely attempted because of the lost length and extra possbility of dirt induced wobblies.
All the best
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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2013, 05:47:45 PM »
Easy for you to say Brian!

Living in deepest, darkest rural Portugal you can find B(*^&$@ ALL!  ;)
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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2013, 05:50:40 PM »
Quote from: arcos on March 21, 2013, 05:47:45 PM
Easy for you to say Brian!

Living in deepest, darkest rural Portugal you can find B(*^&$@ ALL!  ;)


Can't .....   >:( ....

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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2013, 10:36:57 PM »
wireless keyboards are great as long as you dont type too fast!!!  :o
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Re: MT1 or MT2?
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2013, 08:56:29 AM »
looks like someones been hitting the end of the spurdrive with a hammer and its started to burr over,I`d fiile it a bit to make sure its doesn`t damage the morse taper,sorry to digrees from the subject,regards,

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