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Yesterday I found Adam Booth's You Tube video on his Monarch lathe and I saw that there are chip protectors on the taper attachment on his lathe.
That prompted me to see if mine may have at one time had the same. Sure enough, there were two screws to hold the plates but no protectors.
Making the protectors was a simple job but I found that the handle to adjust the angle would not clear. My solution was to fabricate a low slung
handle that would clear the protectors. The handle was made from a slice of truck axle, a piece of 3/8 inch H-13 steel and a chunk of aluminum
that ended up as the ball on the handle. The protector plates need some paint but I will get to that sooner or later. The Monarch taper attachment
rides on 20 or so ball bearings and cleaning out the swarf was necessary since the taper attachment is always attached and catching chips.
Here's a couple photos of the project:
That prompted me to see if mine may have at one time had the same. Sure enough, there were two screws to hold the plates but no protectors.
Making the protectors was a simple job but I found that the handle to adjust the angle would not clear. My solution was to fabricate a low slung
handle that would clear the protectors. The handle was made from a slice of truck axle, a piece of 3/8 inch H-13 steel and a chunk of aluminum
that ended up as the ball on the handle. The protector plates need some paint but I will get to that sooner or later. The Monarch taper attachment
rides on 20 or so ball bearings and cleaning out the swarf was necessary since the taper attachment is always attached and catching chips.
Here's a couple photos of the project: