E. Bobicki
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Sep 10, 2004
- Location
- Oakville, ONT, Canada
I'm outfitting the lathe I just bought with centers, it says in the manual that the headstock is MT 5. However I just bought a MT5 dead center for the headstock and it doesn't fit, almost like the center would fit if two inches were cut off the small end. Also the lathe came with a MT5 to MT3 adapter which would work as the overall length is shorter. I just figured that I might as well get a MT5 center and not even bother with the adapter.
What should I do? Get a MT3 dead center and use it in the adapter or cut off the MT5 center I have (carefully) and use that, or is there some sort of MT5 short center I can buy?
What should I do? Get a MT3 dead center and use it in the adapter or cut off the MT5 center I have (carefully) and use that, or is there some sort of MT5 short center I can buy?