"BobMac" wrote in message
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I recently bought a Jacobs chuck and a Morse Taper for my lathe. I think
I'm missing a step somewhere. When I mount it in the tailstock, it just
spins freely, leading to a less aggressive drilling action than I hoped
for.

I can make it drill by holding it still with one hand, but that doesn't
strike me as particularly safe, and it's certainly not comfortable.

What part of this am I missing?


Could be your morse taper's too long, your tail stock too dirty, or it might
be something more bizarre, as others have intimated. I'll trust your good
sense and assume Jacobs is the brand of chuck, whether or not it threads on
or seats in its own taper.

I'd clean both taper and socket, make sure the quill is not retracted and
ejecting my taper, and try again. Snug is a tap sometimes.

Hope you haven't messed up the taper with the spinning.