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Live Center for Sub Spindle Lathe
- Thread starter munruh
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Mike1974
Diamond
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- Nov 5, 2014
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- Tampa area
I would say none as a 3 jaw would make more sense (assuming some '2nd' op work on part).
But a guess would be one with an extended point to offer the most clearance on your turning tools.
Orange Vise
Titanium
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- Feb 10, 2012
- Location
- California
Spring loaded with a straight shank.
Live Centers On Riten Industries Inc.
Although the centers are live, I still prefer to speed sync the spindles when turning.
pcasanova
Hot Rolled
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- Mar 14, 2008
- Location
- vacaville ca
Orange Vise
Titanium
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- Feb 10, 2012
- Location
- California
Mike1974
Diamond
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- Nov 5, 2014
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- Tampa area
TeachMePlease
Diamond
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- Feb 11, 2014
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- FL
Very slick. Filing that away in the back of my mind where I will definitely have forgotten it if I ever need it in the future.
pcasanova
Hot Rolled
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- Mar 14, 2008
- Location
- vacaville ca
yes, I also made about 5 more and turn down the backside to match the collet/material size I have to use.
hopefully I'll have a new video in a few months of something similar but I'm going to have a hollow center and use a post to store it on the turret. I have a job where i use the lower turret to mount a center that's called I think a bull center and pin the part with the lower and the upper has y to mill around with. But I have a new machine that should be in Rotterdam waiting for a container ship to sail that has 2 upper/lower turrets both with y. So I don't want to tie up the lower turret when I can get it into the action.
Job Shopper TN
Cast Iron
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- May 17, 2015
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- Southeast TN
We use a Royal straight shank spring center, chucked by the subspindle chuck. We do use an extension for it otherwise we would not have any tool clearance at all, it's just a turned rod 2.25" O.D. with a close-fit bore for the shank of the center and a set screw, about 10" long. It basically looks like a manual lathe tailstock ram.
