Hello all,
I have a Hafo Type HAL800 Taiwanese lathe from the 1980’s. It appears to be almost identical to the Tida 4A lathe. The spindle has a nose opening of 1.5” which seems to indicate an MT4-1/2 taper however this taper only goes into the spindle about 1-3/4” before opening out to the through spindle internal diameter of 35mm (approx 1.4”).
Has anyone ever machined a sleeve to adapt a Tida to either MT4 or MT3 and, if so, did you keep any measurements please? I do have adaptor sleeves from MT5 to both MT4 and MT3 and hopefully I can turn these down to suit but I will probably need a draw bolt to hold such a short taper.
I have a Hafo Type HAL800 Taiwanese lathe from the 1980’s. It appears to be almost identical to the Tida 4A lathe. The spindle has a nose opening of 1.5” which seems to indicate an MT4-1/2 taper however this taper only goes into the spindle about 1-3/4” before opening out to the through spindle internal diameter of 35mm (approx 1.4”).
Has anyone ever machined a sleeve to adapt a Tida to either MT4 or MT3 and, if so, did you keep any measurements please? I do have adaptor sleeves from MT5 to both MT4 and MT3 and hopefully I can turn these down to suit but I will probably need a draw bolt to hold such a short taper.