leestoresund
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I need a good one and can only find them at PSI.
Any suggestions?
Lee
Any suggestions?
Lee
Headstock drive center
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Rifleman1776
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There are many suppliers of lathe accessories out there.
What do you mean by a headstock drive center? Do you want a spur?
For starters, try Craft Supply a/k/a CS a/k/a Woodturners Catalog.
What do you mean by a headstock drive center? Do you want a spur?
For starters, try Craft Supply a/k/a CS a/k/a Woodturners Catalog.
traderdon55
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I bought mine off off amazon.com. They have good prices and free shipping on many items if you spend over $25.00.
JerrySambrook
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Lee,
There are quite a few different stules of these as well.
If you are fairly new to spindle turning, I recommend what is called the safety center. The reason is that the wood will stop turning quicker if you have a dificulty. However, the biggest benifit is that you are forced to learn to turn with good cutting techniques, rather than using force to go through the wood.
Steb centers are very good as well, and have excellent holding power, which is spread over a larger dia on the workpieces surface.
They also typically do less damage to ehd grain, as they do not sink in as far, and do not need to. These also come in various dias depending on the size of pieces you are turning.
There are also the standard two and four prong centes, which give great bite, and can help to drive through wood that might be a little more difficult.
There are also centers that specialize in starting bowls blanks, and have quite a bot of mass to them. Many of these are actually meant to be located in a chuck instead of in the morse taper.
PSI does sell some good ones, as well as Craft Supplies, Packard, Woodcraft, etc.
I think there are probably a couple of people here who might sell them as well
Jerry
There are quite a few different stules of these as well.
If you are fairly new to spindle turning, I recommend what is called the safety center. The reason is that the wood will stop turning quicker if you have a dificulty. However, the biggest benifit is that you are forced to learn to turn with good cutting techniques, rather than using force to go through the wood.
Steb centers are very good as well, and have excellent holding power, which is spread over a larger dia on the workpieces surface.
They also typically do less damage to ehd grain, as they do not sink in as far, and do not need to. These also come in various dias depending on the size of pieces you are turning.
There are also the standard two and four prong centes, which give great bite, and can help to drive through wood that might be a little more difficult.
There are also centers that specialize in starting bowls blanks, and have quite a bot of mass to them. Many of these are actually meant to be located in a chuck instead of in the morse taper.
PSI does sell some good ones, as well as Craft Supplies, Packard, Woodcraft, etc.
I think there are probably a couple of people here who might sell them as well
Jerry
Steve Busey
Member
Lee, I got the 3/8" center from CSUSA and love it.
PenMan1
Member
I'm trying to get Rick Herrell to make me a custom one to fit in my Beall Collet chuck. If several of use need them, he might be willing to make them up?
leestoresund
Member
A steb center is what I am looking for.
Some of the burls split with the 4 prong.
Thanks.
Lee
Some of the burls split with the 4 prong.
Thanks.
Lee
chrisk
Member
Lee,
to diminish the splitting effect, and as Jerry wrote above, the best drive center I've found so far is the stebcenter. More expensive than a classic drive center but worth the money. Here: http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/s...Drive_Centers___Stebcenter___stebcenter?Args=
to diminish the splitting effect, and as Jerry wrote above, the best drive center I've found so far is the stebcenter. More expensive than a classic drive center but worth the money. Here: http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/s...Drive_Centers___Stebcenter___stebcenter?Args=
JerrySambrook
Member
Lee,
If you like to leave your chuck on the lathe, then you might also try a steb drive. They are made to go into the chuck.
If you like to leave your chuck on the lathe, then you might also try a steb drive. They are made to go into the chuck.
Lee, according to the Woodcraft of Atlanta website, they have two 1" and two 5/8" Woodriver steb drives in stock. They are located off Holcomb Bridge Rd in Roswell (I think it's Roswell), which would not be far to drive from Marietta. You should probably call and verify they have them, though.
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ldb2000
Member
For turning pen blanks round I use a dead center . Never have to worry about a catch and you learn what "A light touch" means . It takes some getting used to but really works great .
rherrell
Member
I have this one. It's a knock off of a Steb center and it works well, ESPECIALLY at half the price!!!:wink:
leestoresund
Member
Brian I will have to call them as I can not find it on their website. 5/8ths is just what I was looking for.
Thanks.
Lee
Thanks.
Lee
KenV
Member
I suspect Sorby has had some discussions with those making knockoffs -- PSI is no longer selling the knockoffs in the same sizes that Sorby is supplying. The knockoffs are 5/8 and the Sorby is 1/2. The text on the PSI page is mixed so the change is probably recent.
I have both Sorby and PSI knockoffs -- finish is better on Sorby, but both the drive and live centers from PSI seem to fuction as intended for spindle turning and roughing blanks. The 3/4 live center is a bit large for smallish pen blanks.
I have both Sorby and PSI knockoffs -- finish is better on Sorby, but both the drive and live centers from PSI seem to fuction as intended for spindle turning and roughing blanks. The 3/4 live center is a bit large for smallish pen blanks.
seawolf
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If want a small steb drive that won't break the bank HF has a Spot weld cutter for 4.99 item #95343. I have been using mine for a few months. Holds great and is 3/8 dia.
Mark
Mark
If you go to Woodcraft's website and scroll down the page just a bit, you should see a box to type in your zipcode. This will refresh the page and when you scroll back down, there should be a bold link to Woodcraft of Atlanta. When you click on that, it will take you to their page, which is just part of the Woodcraft site. On the left will be a Store Inventory box, where you can type in the Woodcraft # of anything you're looking for.
I know this is kind of late, but you can just file this away for future reference. Hope it helps.