Taper Inserts

[Max Taylor]

iS THERE A PLACE WHERE i CAN ORDER PLASTIC[OR OTHER MATERIAL] INSERTS TO PLACE IN THE #2 INSERT HOLE TO PROTECT IT FROM MOISTURE, TRASH, ETC? bLOWING MY BREATH IN IT IS OUT. bREATH HAS MOISTURE IN IT. REAMERS AND HONES ARE EXPENSIVE AND TIME-CONSUMING TO USE.
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[john lucas]

You can get a morse taper cleaner from Woodcraft or Craft Supplies. It is a fiber taper used to clean out the morse taper. I have never covered my morse taper holes and I had a shop that actually had water running through it. I've never had a problem. I wouldn't recommend storing anything in the taper that might trap moisture. This would definitely cause corrosian.

 

[Mark Mandell]

iS THERE A PLACE WHERE i CAN ORDER PLASTIC[OR OTHER MATERIAL] INSERTS TO PLACE IN THE #2 INSERT HOLE TO PROTECT IT FROM MOISTURE, TRASH, ETC? bLOWING MY BREATH IN IT IS OUT. bREATH HAS MOISTURE IN IT. REAMERS AND HONES ARE EXPENSIVE AND TIME-CONSUMING TO USE.
dESPERATE IN THE DALLAS-fT. WORTH AREA.MAX

Since I assume you're talking about your morse taper, the best thing you can do is leave it open to the air. Putting anything in it as a "plug" will actually foster condensation on the metal because it will tend to trap air and condensation. If you wish, you can swab it with a bit of machine or motor oil if you're putting the machine away in storage.

I'm assuming that you know the price of the urethane rubber cleaner at Packard.

m

 

[Bill Boehme]

You could use a small size Stebcenter (like 1/2", or so). I don't think that it will interfere with your Vicmarc scroll chuck. You could also use the type of insert that has a MT2 on one end and a J33 on the other (typically used on drill presses).

You could also air condition your shop so that the mud daubers would quit using it as a place to make a nest. Then I could come over and use your tools so that they would not rust from lack of use.

Your friendly, helpful neighbor,
Bill