Yes that is indeed the problem, I stripped an old van gearbox in the hope I would find some suitable gears but all were too big to fit in the space I have.
Regarding the max power handling capabilities of 30 taper, I would take a guess that the Chiron is close to but within the safety margin of the 30 taper, it is a German machine of very high quality meant for high production (not that I use it for that
) and Germans dont just take guesses, they are anal about these kinds of things
I suppose there is a chance that Chiron decided they did not need the max possible with a 30 taper but as said above with it being meant as a high production machine I would imagine they have made it close to the max.
The force gauge I made up was a good and a bad thing, good thing is I now know the force my drawbar exerts, bad thing is I think it is low and I have no information on my spindle so I am really in a quandry, do I try and find the way to strip down or do I just use as is and just hope for the best
Hood