Question about setting up the stock?

[Bob Thomas]

The "ring" that goes around the point is, maybe, 1/16" of an inch below the point. Therfore, the point is going into the stock but not too far, causing the stock to line up off center.

Basically, I've got a steb center for the drive portion. The point of that goes nicely into the center hole drilled beforehand and lines up the wood nicely, basically fitting in the through-hole perfect. The one in the tailstock goes in but is still "loose" in the through-hole. Picture a hole taking a funnel, like the ones used for filling a lawnmower. If you were to take the funnel and stick it into the stock, only the first portion would go in, allowing play. In my steb, it would go all the way up to the cone portion, not allowing play between the stock and the funnel. Does this make sense? Kind of confusing!

So, in a nutshell, that "point" that extends beyond the circle is not sticking out far enough. Yes, I can get a good fit so it does not break free but that point allows play between the "live-center" and the stock upon setting up, not allowing the stock to get centered right off the bat. I'd need to spin it, line it up, spin it, line it up..takes about 5 tries before I can get the stock perfectly centered.

Now I'm confused!

[derf]

ok , i understand what is happening !!

the point on the tail piece is getting lost in the 'through hole' drilled in the stock
ok a cure ,
get a piece of drill rod , same size as the largest diameter if the 'point' . they can be driven out of the tail stock ..
trickey part .. y
ou have to put a taper on the drill rod to match what is on the 'point' ... i did mine using a belt sander and grinding it down a little at a time .

ok now you should have a piece of drill rod with a taper on the end that matches the one on the 'point'. it needs to fit in the tail piece where you took the old one out of

second trickey part ... you need to make the drill rod the length you want to stick past the ridge on the tail piece , cut it an either put another point on that end or just make it the size of the hole you drilled in the stock ..
hope this makes sense ..

derf