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Charleston · 11-22-2006, 09:08 AM

Good info! The live center supplied with the lathe has the ring to keep the "applied pressure" from driving the point into the wood, causing a split.
Is the center point protruding out beyond the ring at all? What are you using to spot the center before hand? are you going too deep with that?
If you can't get another live center from your lather supplier take alook in PennState Industries and buy another. If you baby the tailstock pressure you could be looking at an accident.

If you are good with a hand file, maybe you could reduce the ring to suit! If you have a machinist in your area maybe he could turn a new face on the center.

Good luck and wear that face shield!

11-22-2006, 09:08 AM	#7
Charleston Certified Mass-hole iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jackson, NJ but born and raised in Massachusetts. Posts: 1,223	Good info! The live center supplied with the lathe has the ring to keep the "applied pressure" from driving the point into the wood, causing a split. Is the center point protruding out beyond the ring at all? What are you using to spot the center before hand? are you going too deep with that? If you can't get another live center from your lather supplier take alook in PennState Industries and buy another. If you baby the tailstock pressure you could be looking at an accident. If you are good with a hand file, maybe you could reduce the ring to suit! If you have a machinist in your area maybe he could turn a new face on the center. Good luck and wear that face shield!