The taper attachment was offered either as a plain version, with hardened steel guideways, or as a ball-bearing, anti-friction type.
The plain bearing version was essentially the same sturdy design as the anti-friction attachment - except that the Meehanite slides operated on hardened and ground steel ways with full-length Meehanite taper gibs for quick and easy adjustment.
The makers claimed that this combination of materials reduced friction between the slides to a level which was almost the same as that of the anti-friction type, in which case the extra expense of the latter would not seem to have been justified.
The Ball Bearing Type was equipped with 24 permanently sealed anti-friction bearings - which could be adjusted for wear. Hardened and ground steel surfaces or "ways" were supplied for the anti-friction bearings, both in the sliding shoe and the bottom slide. These surfaces were extremely hard and kept clean by improved Duprene wipers whilst all exposed surfaces were fitted with neat dirt guards.