Found this interesting for making adjustable tail stock

I used to just use a small boring head with a live center mounted in it.

You can buy the Morse taper adapter to fit your lathe, and just machine a small live center straight and cut it off so it fits in the boring head.

It's easy to adjust. .200" offset equals a .400" taper difference from end to end.


royce
 
RBC said:
I used to just use a small boring head with a live center mounted in it.

You can buy the Morse taper adapter to fit your lathe, and just machine a small live center straight and cut it off so it fits in the boring head.

It's easy to adjust. .200" offset equals a .400" taper difference from end to end.


royce
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But that takes all the fun out of it.

Dale
 
RBC said:
I used to just use a small boring head with a live center mounted in it.

You can buy the Morse taper adapter to fit your lathe, and just machine a small live center straight and cut it off so it fits in the boring head.

It's easy to adjust. .200" offset equals a .400" taper difference from end to end.


royce
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They used to make them for lathes just for that purpose.But CNC has made a lot of really neat equipment obsolete in the modern world.
Neil
 
i use a small boring head that fits in my tailstock and i can adjust it with the small micro dial on the head it works well if u need info let me know
 
Just remember, you aren't turning between centers anymore you are turning between the sides of the centers. Won't notice on thick pieces, but thin pieces will have a preload on them.
 
yes I found out after I turned one down using a offsetting center I purchased from chris hightower, there's definitely a preload once it gets thinner
 
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