Morse Taper (female) Cleaning?

[NickWelford]

Does anyone know where I can purchase a morse taper cleaner to (obviously) clean a #2 morse taper socket? I need to clean mine as the Jacobs drill isn't seating properly. I can find reference to "TaperMate" on US websites but would like to know where I can get one in the UK.

 

[Roy Clarke]

http://www.engineerstoolroom.co.uk/taper_reamers.htm not cheap, but will form the tapers correctly.

 

[Dan]

The British company to be found Via the link below apparently supplies Morse taper cleaners.

Personally I would use a strip of wet and dry paper (say 600 grit) fixed to a male taper in a spiral with space between each turn using a spot of superglue to fix it at each end, and use this, with a light oil, as a lubricant.

Since Morse tapers are hardened no damage should occur.

Since the wet and dry paper would need to be cut in a curve to fit the taper, getting the correct curve should be interesting.


Hope this Helps Dan

http://www.engnet.co.uk/p/b.aspx/4770/11590

 

[NickWelford]

Thanks Guys - I don't think I need to ream so much as clear away hardened oily crud and sawdust, so I might well use Dan's idea but having looked at the tool co. from Roy, adapt their cleaner idea, which has strips of emery running along the taper , with gaps between. Unless a cheap plastic cleaner in the right shape comes along .......

 

[David C]

Not suitable for encrusted crud, but I always use a bottle brush followed by oily rag wraped round bottle brush as a routine cleaning when changing Lathe centres etc.

This helps to stop crud getting encrusted!

David

 

[Aled Dafis]

Try J+L industrial.

http://www.jlindustrial.co.uk/CGI/INSRC ... &oldURLVar[/url]=&scrNtt=morse+taper+reamer&x=0&y=0&Ntk=Keyword+Search

A really good company who carry an amazing variety of engineering stuff, and a lot cheaper than the previous post.

Cheers
Aled

 

[Woodmagnet]

What about adapting a plastic nozzel off a mastic tube.

 

[Roy Clarke]

Thanks Guys - I don't think I need to ream so much as clear away hardened oily crud and sawdust, .......

In that case, use a triangular engineer's scraper. J&L will sell them. (probably).

 

[Andy Pullen]

What's wrong with a bit of solvent and a rolled up scotchbrite pad out of your kitchen, gently applied. I certainly wouldn't use anything metallic that could scratch and damage the taper. I do own a 2mt taper reamer but wouldn't use it for this unless the taper was damaged.