On Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:08:39 -0800, dustyone wrote:

Hi,

I have an old Craftsman lathe (from around 1950). The spindle has no
threads, only a flat onto which the faceplate is attached with a set
screw. This poses a problem when I want to use a bowl turning chuck,
all of which seem to screw on to the spindle. My question is, does a
morse taper exist, which comes out to a threaded section, onto which I
could screw a chuck? Should I take the spindle to a machine shop, and
have threads put on it? Is there another way for me to get a bowl
chuck onto this lathe?

Thanks

Curt Blood

Go to someplace like Kitts, J & L or Production Tool and get a MT 2 arbor.
Machine shops use shanks like this frequently.

Bill