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Re: Taper question ( lathe stuff.. could be LSR )

To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Taper question ( lathe stuff.. could be LSR )
From: "Glen Barrett" <speedtimer@charter.net>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 15:58:36 -0600
Does the lathe have a taper attachment??
Glen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 3:49 PM
Subject: Taper question ( lathe stuff.. could be LSR )


> So Dahlgren sent me this little lathe down here... and I'm trying to sort 
> out
> how I'd make a taper on a 1" piece of bar stock that is supposed to end up
> looking like a shifter handle...  picture a 1/2" taper over 8"...
>
> I can do the math and hog it out X over X inches... but am I missing 
> something
> here that would allow me to do a taper in an easier manner?
>
> Just a question with no merit.... but inquiring minds want to know...
>
> Keith




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