Peterpasha
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While an admirable micro lathe in many respects, the Taig has, what is widely considered to be, the worst designed taper attachment in the history of hobby machining. Instead of an integrated pivot arrangement on the headstock or the cross-slide, the Taig uses these little t-slot hooks that grip this disc on the underside of the compound slide, the whole arrangement fitting on top of the cross- slide carriage. The hooks tighten by means of a capscrew which is adjusted with an Allen key, but the fact that it's only accessible from the depths of the t-slot means that it is nearly impossible to tighten properly until you absolutely crank on it, which then strips the screw head.
After seeing a similar modification online, I turned the end of piece of 3/16" drill rod down to just 5/32" and cut 6-32 threads in it. Then I turned a piece of brass rod, drilled and tapped a 10-32 hole for a set screw (yes, I know it's too big but it gives me something to hold onto since my first attempt at knurling didn't work out too well. Voila! A shop made tool!
After seeing a similar modification online, I turned the end of piece of 3/16" drill rod down to just 5/32" and cut 6-32 threads in it. Then I turned a piece of brass rod, drilled and tapped a 10-32 hole for a set screw (yes, I know it's too big but it gives me something to hold onto since my first attempt at knurling didn't work out too well. Voila! A shop made tool!
