Lathe Taper Fixture
James W. McIntyre is the owner of the McIntyre Gun Shop in Duncansville, Pennsylvania and has an extensive background as an expert gunsmith and machinist. He offers the following drawings to make a taper fixture for your lathe. McIntyre’s design will let you build a fixture for the tail stock of a lathe to cut a taper if you do not already have a taper attachment.
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