The best location in my shop for my new (to me) lathe puts the headstock too close to the wall to be able to insert a knock out bar. Is there any reason I would absolutely need to be able to use the Morse taper in the headstock? Drive spurs are available that mount in a chuck. Is there anything else that the Morse taper is used for? I know I would lose a few inches of spindle length but that doesn’t concern me.
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My lathe is situated in a similar spot. While I don't use the M2, I do use the pass-through for a vacuum chuck. I just scoot it out a little. Works for me.
The vacuum pass through is installed and doesn’t even stick out as far as the motor. Will probably have to put an elbow on the vacuum connector though.
If you are sanding with the lathe using a morse taper Jacobs chuck and sanding pad is the only thing I can think of. Personally I would not want my lathe that close to a wall. One other thing is sometimes you need to lean to the left of the lathe to get into tight spots on a piece.
Mine is not near any walls although it is towards a corner. I like to leave space for cleaning and getting around the offside for laying out spirals etc.
Maybe you could put some type of wheels on it to move it when needed to access the punch out hole
It’s over 600# so I won’t be moving it once it’s in place! Solved the problem by removing my bandsaw out feed table so I could put the lathe along the other wall. Will make a fold down out feed table that I can put up when resawing and down when turning. I’m happy now with the room at each end of the lathe. Just need to decide how far away from the back wall to place it. Thanks for all your input.
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No. Some lathes don’t have a Morse taper in the spindle. There are work arounds.
Woodturning is full of choice and compromises
What you loose is the convenience and accuracy of a Morse taper.
There are dozens of things I use Morse tapers for and have dozens of wooden Morse tapers.
If you have a vacuum adapter installed, you can't use the knock out rod anyway. At least not without taking the adapter off.
Well, if your lathe has a sliding headstock, no problem. If you have a mobility kit, again, not much of a problem. The thing is, that if you have the motor up against the wall, there will come a time when you have to access that back side. I know a couple of turners who have little to no access to the tailstock end of the lathe, which to me would be a problem as I ALWAYS slide the headstock down to turn bowls so I don't have to bend over....
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