On Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 1:27:01 PM UTC-4,

Out of curiosity, if I can only get but so close to the angle, is it better for the male taper to be more conical or less conical than the female for the best fit?

Dan


As I said make a morse taper on a piece of scrap steel. Doing that will answer all your questions. I think you will find it easier than most of the answers that you have gotten. My answer to the above is make it so it is the best fit. After machining it you can use some relatively fine sandpaper to get a smooth finish and to improve the fit.

Dan