http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/ The Rivett-608 Group Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:14:05 GMT Cecil Strange http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2233 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2233 There are at least two simple ways to get what you want. What I would do is buy a MT1 to MT2 adapter sleeve and regrind the OD to fit the Rivett tailstock ram Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:34:01 GMT John Lewis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2232 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2232 I looked and looked for an adapter, or someone to make some Rivett taper tools etc. Finally I gave up and just made a new tailstock with a #2MT. John Lewis Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:05:24 GMT drzipperxyz@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2231 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2231 You could also make one the Rivett taper is documented in the files section and MT 1 spec is easily found.  For your work ground and and hardened is not Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:51:49 GMT RICK MONTAGUE http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2230 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2230 David, A couple years ago a member here Gary Heins on the West Coast made a few and offered them on ebay. We had another member that contacted Riten and asked Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:29:04 GMT cummings3333 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2229 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2229 Hi. my name is David Cummings and I am new to the group. I recently aquired a 608 built in 1946. I traded my album collection for it. Funny how priorities Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:37:50 GMT jonathan byler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2228 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2228 thanks. I'll check them out. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:33:54 GMT Cecil Strange http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2227 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2227 Jon, My change gear lathe has a lever collet closer and I could post pictures if you want. But there are already pictures posted. Surf the ones in the photo Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:07:34 GMT jonathan byler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2226 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2226 the one on my 608 is differnent, yes. similar in design, but different in order to make space for the quick change gear box. I think they are even different Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:50:10 GMT Cecil Strange http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2225 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2225 Jon, do you think the lever collet closer for the 505 was different from that fitted to the 608? Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:01:21 GMT jonathan byler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2224 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2224 james, on mine, the tailstock end of the bed has the SN at the end on the webbing between the two flats. the #51 is stamped on the inboard side of the Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:27:32 GMT the_little_mill_that_could http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2223 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2223 Hi Jon, This is great information as far as I'm concerned: maybe it's kind of "X Files"-ish but it's good to know that I am not alone in this matter! Send me Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:06:41 GMT jonathan byler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2222 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2222 James, I have a 505 and it tells a similar story. SN is 3024. the 4 looks a little bit more lightly stamped than the other numbers, and it also has a flat Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:04:26 GMT Cecil Strange http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2221 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2221 I do not know why it broke. I made the backplate myself a couple of years ago for a brand new 5" Adjust-Tru. In my opinion it fit perfectly and I have had Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:53:54 GMT drzipperxyz@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2220 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2220 Cecil, I have a spare 4ns headstock from a lathe I bought to part out.  Send me a PM and let's see if it works for you. David ... From: "WmR" Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:09:25 GMT WmR http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2219 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rivett-608/message/2219 Do you know why it broke? Had you had the chuck off before? Was it put on too tight and the lathe went through a temperature change?