Lathe question: Should I use a live or dead center for turning spindles?
I have an old craftsman lathe. This center would be going into the tailstock side. I kinda feel like I need a live center. But I seem to remember that my school’s lathe had a tailstock center with the four teeth on it, and I cant find a live center with four teeth. Am I missing something? Thanks all.
Geez, without seeing your lathe…
I made some candle holders back in shop class. (Years ago; back when mastodons roamed the Earth).
I seem to remember that your live center only needs the teeth on large spin stock. You could use a live center w/a chuck smaller items.
So, facing your lathe, with the drive/motor on the left… you need the teeth driven into the center of your spin stock, on the left, as this keeps it from slipping when you start using your awl/ chipper to work the wood.
On the right side, end; you only need an idler point in the center.
A dead center would possibly get too hot from friction and start a fire like a Boy Scout.
I "googled" the link below. Click on it or Paste it into your browser. It is on Amazon.com
It may help your live center problem… this page shows a center with four teeth.
Good Luck!
Mini Lathe-”Tool Gloat”
Here’s a look at what I found by watching Craig’s list every day. You will be surprised at just what I paid for this lathe!
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Need tips on adding disk sander to wood lathe?
I have an old Craftsman wood lathe. Still runs like a champ with it’s 1/2 horse power, dunlap motor made in 1956.
I plan on adding a disk sanding pad to the 4 inch face plate. 12 inch diameter is probably pushing it. What would be a good practical size. I’m hoping I can go larger than 6 inch.
I think anything over 6 inches would be pushing it. For anything larger in dia. you might try making an alluminium face plate from an old saucepan bottom and using that to attach your sanding disk to. That way you could have a larger dia. plate than the 4 inch one that you currently have. I have read about someone who did this and it was very successful.
Can you use a woodturning lathe for metals?
Can I turn metal pieces on a lathe that is for woods?
Not very well. The wood lathe is designed for wood. You might be able to if you have a three jaw or four jaw chuck, but with nothing to attach your cutting tool to it wood be difficult.
I need to make a cylindrical metal keychain on a lathe, ideas?
I’m in a design technology course and our challenge is to create a cylindrical metal keychain on a C&C lathe.. basically I need ideas of cylindrical objects that would be cool on a keychain! I’m thinking of maybe a bullet, any other ideas?
1) Lighthouse**
2) Kaleidescope or magnifying lens
(if glass ends can be added)
3) Spice shaker (salt, pepper, sugar)
4) Pill bottle or coin holder (with a closed end and a cap)
**My husband and I met at a Tool & Die shop. I worked in the office and he worked on a lathe out in the plant. When we started dating and he found out that I collect lighthouses, he actually made me one. It is beautiful and I love it! : ) Good luck to you, whatever you choose to make.
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Mass production turning of an aerospace part. Material is 1.0″ diameter alloy steel. The machine is a Mori Seiki NL2500SY-700 CNC Turning Center with a Y-axis, C-axis on both spindles, live tooling, and a subspindle.
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How much is this metal lathe worth?
I have a Jet Model 1236P industrial metal lathe. Just curious how much its worth? I googled it but returned VERY little results. Thanks!
Two weeks ago I paid $1,100 with a 3 and 4 jaw chuck with other stuff. Machine was excellent shape. Made in 82 . I really think they could have sold it for 17 or 18 hundred considering some of the junkers I’ve seen go for more. Very soon I’ll get a manual off Ebay.
Does anyone know how you would go about finding work for a small vertical lathe machine shop?
My father in law is wanting me to go to businesses and ask them for lathe work. I know nothing about this stuff and he does not explain himself very well to me. I know he is good at what he does because he is the forman in the shop he works at. He just wants for me and him to try to start a business together and get our own work. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this and where I would even start to find customers for something like this?
It’s hard to find customers if you don’t know the product you’re selling. My suggestion to you is to work (or to apprentice – meaning no pay) at your father-in-law’s machine shop until you get a grasp on what is done, and how it is done, and where the work comes from.
Of course this is difficult since you’ll have to explain why you’re there. Learning the trade so that you can go out and steal potential business from this place isn’t going to go over so well.
You might want to start with local shops that do engine repair, they are always machining parts. Vintage cars where the parts might not be readily available also need people that can make parts to specification. You might also look to other machine shops that do a lot of production work. Ask them if you can help them doing "one offs", single pieces that require a lot of set up for only one or two pieces.
Using a stock mini lathe with cnc motorsHow to fix projects on the lathe?
I’m in the process of creating a wooden bowl using a lathe, and I accidentally took out a small strip of wood on the outside. Is there an easy way to fix it without making the problem bigger?
If you nicked the outside while turning there is not much you can do but size the outside a bit smaller until the bowl is smooth again. If the nick is small enough sanding it out may be an option. The only other thought I had was to cut the area out and glue in another matching piece of wood, but that would be tricky and time consuming for a bowl. I doubt putty would look good.