On Apr 8, 6:25*pm, Wes wrote:

What is the typical best way to seat a MT tool? *I've tended to just stick them in a clean
socket with bit of velocity so they bottom with some force.

Wes

Common practice was to keep a lead ball next to the drill press to
smack the end of the drill to seat it.

I agree that a Morse taper that is correctly seated won't gain much
from the tang. If the taper is not well seated, however, the tang
just may keep it from spinning - and ruining the taper of the spindle
- before the pressure applied to the drill point locks up the taper.

Some must have thought the tangs of benefit, as there were replacement
tangs available to weld on if the original was twisted off. Also,
there are the UseEmUp sleeves designed for use with drills with a flat
ground the length of the taper. Always wondered how they made the
internal taper on the UseEmUp sleeves.

John Martin