Pete,
I understand your gripe, I don't exactly agree with it but that is neither here nor there! The morse tapers that I have I mostly use in adapters, SA40 to morse, the SA 40 taper is self releasing, leaving the morse behind. So to remove the morse taper, I hold the SA 40 in my right hand (I'm a South paw) and tap lightly on a bolt placed in in the threaded end of the morse taper. As my morse tapers are mounted absolutely dry, no oil, no grease, no swarf and no protective film, they come out without pounding, a light tap is sufficient. Always remove a morse taper after use.
I have no new machines, except one that was given to me with the protective gunk still on it, missing the motor which had been burnt out. Second hand machinery is in my opinion the best way to go, as the machine is probably more robust, I am prepared to spend time changing bearings, doing a little scraping and eventually finding a way to replace gears. The problems involved in second hand machinery are mechanically simple, it's true, that buying requires a certain knowledge, but sorting out a "Chinese" machine also requires knowledge.
Regards, Matthew