Tailstock center?

BigJoe

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Aug 30, 2003, 5:13:55 PM8/30/03

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Hey all you out in woodturning land,
What type of center to you use at the tailstock end?
TIA
BigJoe

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Ali T. Borahan

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Aug 30, 2003, 5:19:34 PM8/30/03

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One that a "live..." >;o)

Actually, I've been using what comes with the lathe, but I've made wooden
cups and padded ends, depending on what I'm turning. What, exactly, is it
that you're turning. I've found that different centers work for different
purposes. I've got a couple of tricks that might work for you if you don't
have the right kind of center...
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DJ Delorie

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Aug 30, 2003, 8:50:14 PM8/30/03

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"BigJoe" <jste...@xwoh.rr.com> writes:
> What type of center to you use at the tailstock end?

Oneway. No regrets, it's a wonderful center.

(I have a $100 center on a $450 lathe now :-)

Bob Moody

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Aug 31, 2003, 4:36:50 PM8/31/03

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The most important accessory I bought after I got my lathe was a live center
(one with ball bearings to carry the pointy part). I'm not sure brand makes
any difference as long as it has the right morse taper. When I want to use
padding or some other support for a peculiar shape, I stick it onto the live
center some way or another.

Ray Sandusky

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Aug 31, 2003, 7:27:09 PM8/31/03

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buy the One Way Live Center - you will not find a better one anywhere for
any price. Pay for the right one the first time and never have to buy it
again!

Ray

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Barry N. Turner

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Sep 1, 2003, 10:47:01 AM9/1/03

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Amen. I may have the only Jet Mini around with a Oneway live center, but
its great.

Barry

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billh

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Sep 1, 2003, 11:17:26 AM9/1/03

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Please enlighten me. I have heard how great the OneWay and some other live
centers are and I have no doubt they are of higher quality than those often
supplied with a lathe. My question is, just what difference does it make to
my turning?

Thanks,
Billh

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AHilton

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Sep 1, 2003, 11:49:49 AM9/1/03

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Not at all! Perhaps in your area but I know of many Jet Mini owners that
use the Oneway live center. I use mine on the Jet Mini sometimes even
though it really limits the Mini's already limited turning length.

- Andrew

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David Wade

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Sep 1, 2003, 12:04:25 PM9/1/03

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Bill,

Most live centers have one operating mode, they have a cup and point,
that's it. The Oneway has that as well as:

A cone that will center in holes over an inch diameter. This is nifty if
say you have a spindle or form with a hole that you can't set a cup and
point into. This is great to center a piece back into a chuck if you have
let it dry.

Another cone that will center in holes up to about three inches that can
also be reversed so you can hold a square or round piece exactly on center
without having to measure the center.

An accessory that allows you to mount your chuck on the tailstock so you
can reverse your project onto a vacuum chuck exactly on center.

And after you wear out a few cheap centers you'll still be using the
Oneway.

The downside to the Oneway is that it is longer than most and takes away
from your max spindle length. I keep a smaller live center around and use
it when that is an issue.

David
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George

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Sep 1, 2003, 12:19:14 PM9/1/03

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Good one will do a couple of things for you. First, a properly designed set
of bearings will not only roll, but resist side thrusts which you put on
them while cutting. Second, outfits like the OneWay or the Nova I have
offer easily interchangeable ends, allowing the stability of a dead center
style, a 60 degree point metal working style, and even optional ends, like
the Nova where I have some standard cones and jam pads which I screw into
the end of the center. I think they're worth the money, personally, but
I'm not sure I'd run out and buy one versus a chuck, f'rinstance. Chuck
will do more than a center will to expand your turning universe.

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Peter Teubel

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Sep 1, 2003, 4:51:09 PM9/1/03

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On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 09:47:01 -0500, "Barry N. Turner" <barr...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

>Amen. I may have the only Jet Mini around with a Oneway live center, but
>its great.

I've got a Jet 1236 with a Oneway Live center AND Oneway banjo & tool rest. I seem to be building a Oneway one piece at a time
<grin>.

Peter Teubel
Milford, MA
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Bill Rubenstein

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Sep 1, 2003, 9:29:05 PM9/1/03

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Additionally...

You can drive the center point (which is replacable) out of the Oneway
tailcenter. Using it this way gives you a small ring center which will
hold small spindle work without the danger of splitting it.

Bill

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Dan

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Sep 3, 2003, 1:03:10 AM9/3/03

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There is only Oneway! ;)

Dan
"Eccentric by Nature"

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