"xray" wrote in message
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On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:41:01 -0400, "Mungo Bulge"
wrote:

Are you sure your spindle bore has a MT5 taper?

Not absolutely, but pretty sure.

I have a document for a similar lathe, but I see that it doesn't match
mine exactly. One option in those pages shows MT 5 for the spindle. My
measurements seem to agree with MT 5 pretty close, so I think it is
correct.

To be sure, I guess I should buy an MT 5 center and try it.

No, don't do that. There are spindle adapters that permit the use of
smaller centers, which should be your objective. Look for a #5/#3 adapter,
and use a #3 center, or one the same size as the tailstock center, if it's
different.

What size is your lathe?

Harold