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Old School Grand Master
I don't understand what this means.
Can you please explain?
There are two lengths of taper on the end of a "square taper" axle.
You really ought to use the right one. If it's a shimano chainset, it'll be j.i.s.
Most other brands are too.
Campagnolo and other European quality racing chainsets are ISO.
Here's the lowdown:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bbtaper.html
Skip the first bit, youre dealing with cartridge bb.
It's the stuff about the tapers you need to read.