Drawing from the vast knowledge of the turners here I'm hoping someone can help me.
I use a Oneway 1640 wood lathe and lately I have been having trouble drilling.
I'm using a Morse taper adaptor and a screw on chuck (I have about 30 of them, the chucks that is) and as a result I am not interested in buying a new chuck.
I try to 'set' the morse taper in the tailstock by sliding it in quickly and all seems good until my drill (Forstner or similar) makes a bit of a screech which then seems cause vibrations which loosen the Morse taper and allow it will spin in the tail stock.
I have cleaned both male and female the best I can. On close examination it appears the male morse taper has scratches around the shaft. I have gently sanded it with 800 grit and oil but the scratches seem to go deeper than this process will fix.
My question is. Should I buy a new male morse taper and try it and if it fails then can I assume the female part is galled or scratched. If this is the case, should I then buy a reamer and try to gently ream the tailstock which I am very reluctant to try.
What would you suggest.
I put bluing on the male part and here are a couple of pictures.
The first is gently putting it in the tail stock and rotating it and the second is sliding it in quickly and then turning a bit with a pipe wrench.
IMG_3393.jpgIMG_3394.jpg