| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,740 | The groove in the spindle just above the chuck suggests that it's got a Jacobs taper. That's where the removal wedges fit. Spindles with a vertical slot in them are for removing tooling with the longer Morse taper. Jacobs tapers are very short- - - -one inch long or a bit less, with a much more pronounced taper than Morse. Use red LocTite, not super glue. It makes a much stronger bond. Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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