The lathe is a 1957 Colchester 13x36 'engine' lathe. I have found 2 references to the spindle taper, one is MT3 and the other is MT5. I would like to find or make an adaptor for the spindle to accept MT3 collets.
Does anyone know what the spindle actually is? It cannot be a standard MT3, however it can be bored to an MT3 angle. There are MT5 to MT3 adaptors. If it is an MT5 then an adaptor would work. On the otherhand the MT5 and MT3 angles are slighty different and standard MT5 collet would most likely not fit properly.
Thanks in advance, Dan
Does anyone know what the spindle actually is? It cannot be a standard MT3, however it can be bored to an MT3 angle. There are MT5 to MT3 adaptors. If it is an MT5 then an adaptor would work. On the otherhand the MT5 and MT3 angles are slighty different and standard MT5 collet would most likely not fit properly.
Thanks in advance, Dan
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