How to ream a #2 Morse taper

[Olle]

Originally Posted by postino

My tailstock rides on two flat ways, with the locking ways (the ^ shaped ones) underneath...If the ^ ways were on top, gravity would center the tailstock even with the lock unlocked...But since the flat ones are on top, that won't work...

That's a weird setup... My ways are on top, so pushing the tailstock down/forward held it centered. As a matter of fact, it felt like the reamer actually centered itself once I got that far.

Originally Posted by postino

I've never done any stoning/sharpening myself; there is a sharpening service nearby but they are $$$...

Stoning is not all that difficult, you just have to make sure that you hold the stone exactly flat with the surface. You also have to resist the temptation to tilt the stone to make it cut quicker. Stoning is one of those zen things, you just stone away for however long it takes to get that perfect edge, while your mind wanders off, thinking about that perfect cut you're gonna make once the tool is sharp. In reality you'll stone until you get sick of it, then you say "screw this" and get on with it.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Olle

That's a weird setup... My ways are on top, so pushing the tailstock down/forward held it centered. As a matter of fact, it felt like the reamer actually centered itself once I got that far.

It's a cheap setup...But it's what I got...

Flat on top and angled at the sides...It has to be clamped to be centered...