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Brian Wood	14/12/2012 14:14:00
2742 forum posts 39 photos	Hello Siddley, Keith and Alan I thought I had some pics, but they are rather poor, so I will do another more complete set and put an album together, In the meantime KWIL has shown a nice version of the same sort of thing. Mine is of course full length as I've said. I chose hydraulic ram material from the experience gained in making hydraulic forming tools at an agricutural engineers works, the seamless honed tubing having beautifully finished bores comes in all diameters and is another joy to work with. I was especially keen to eliminate corrosion damage and just observing modern excavating machinery with polished rams working in all weathers convinced me in my choice So patience please, all will be revealed soon! Brian
Bazyle	14/12/2012 18:17:19
6956 forum posts 229 photos	You could put a pulley on the cross slide feedscrew with a steel wire round it fixed at one end of the bed and tensoned by a spring at the other. In theory the diameter could be adjusted to give the precise taper required. I wonder how well it would work in practice.
NJH	14/12/2012 18:44:08
2314 forum posts 139 photos	Hey Bazyle Why not try it out and let us know? ! N

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