Boxford VSL - spindle query

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I was wondering if anybody with a VSL could help confirm if the L00 spindle taper is a MT 4 1/2 or a short MT 5? - I've seen it listed as both.
lathes.co.uk suggests it as MT 5 but I have a feeling this may not be correct.

 

[john.oliver35]

Sorry to resurrect this old thread, but for posterities sake, I acquired a VSL late last year and found that it was neither a MT 4 1/2 or MT 5. Instead, it is a short Jarno #13 Taper. There is a seller on Ebay that has Jarno 13 dead centers, which I bought and cut some off of the narrow end - it fits my VSL perfectly.

I have seen others claim that MT 4 1/2 or 5's fit as well, so perhaps there are different versions of the VSL spindle out there.