Home Made Tail Stock, Where to find Morse Taper Insert

[Jay Wood]

I want to make a tail stock for an old lathe that I have. I need/want to include a #2 Morse taper, but have been unable to find an insert that goes into a straight drilled hole that has the #2 Morse taper. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

[Fred LeBail]

You will probably need to have a Machinist mill a #2 MT in the quill of your tailstock when he is threading the other end to accept the threaded rod for the hand wheel.

Fred

[Wes Bischel]

Jay,
I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for:

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PARTPG=INSRAR2&PMAKA=214-8704&PMPXNO=945654

2MT X 1" socket

Different diameters are available.

Wes

[Gregory Benulis]

MSC (http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNPDFF?PMPAGE=182) has both roughing and finishing hand reamers for morse tapers size 0 through 6.

[Tom Morton]

Not real sure what you are looking for either.
Is this any help
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=30290&cat=1,330,49238