Morse Taper Attachment???

[lptools]

Hello, I am trying to figure out what this is used for. Morse Taper shank, (3-1/8" long), The plate is 1-15/16" diameter, and is 1/2" thick. Looks like it is threaded to the taper shank, I don't want to take it apart just yet. Thanks, Lou

[bleonard]

for drilling on a lathe

[lptools]

Hello, Thanks for the reply. Any idea of how it would be used? Thanks again, Lou

[Plyerman]

I've got the same question. Put the morse taper into the tailstock, but then what good is a flat plate?

[leg17]

Drill but goes in headstock
Attachment goes in tailstock
Hand-held (usually) work piece is pushed onto the rotating drill using the tailstock

[lptools]

Hello, The plate seems too small to back up anything held by hand, and it sounds like the safety & accuracy level is not there. I managed to get this apart, looks like a #2 Morse Taper  Shank x 1/2-20 Male Thread. I am guessing this is for a drill chuck, still can't figure out the plate. Regards, Lou

[Bill Houghton]

It made sense to someone at some point.

[lazyassforge]

I have used a setup like this to hold a die and handle straight
and square to a shaft to start threads on the shaft when I didn’t
want to single point a thread. Sometimes they don’t want to start
Straight without a guide.

Hope this helps! B. D.

[JohnD]

You won't find a real machine shop doing much drill press work in a lathe, but Atlas / Craftsman lathes were marketed to the home shop DIY crowd. I think I remember seeing this in the Sears catalog metal lathe accessories listed as a "pad center" for drilling. I bet you'll find its just economy mild steel. They also had one with a V-groove across face that in theory lets you drill a hole through center of a shaft.

[lptools]

Hello, Guys. Thanks for the replies. Time to dig out the old Craftsman catalogs!!!! Regards, Lou