"Nigel" wrote in message
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Is there perhaps a draw bar (from the other end) that is screwed up
so holding the Morse Taper in tight?


I spoke to the very helpful tec support guys at Clarkes. There was a draw
bar holding it in, and after removing that and a bit of thought around
what the drift was supposed to be doing, it pop out.... didn't even need
by favourite hammer

Thanks for your help


I'm unfamiliar with your m/c but tapered drift removal is common. Going back
many years I recall loosening the draw bar about a turn and a reasonable tap
with a copper or lead mallet being the norm on some tapered tooling. Having
been 'CNC' since 1987 it's been a while since performing such a task!!