Bearing Replacement in Live Centre?
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Wildman
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Seriously doubt you can replace any bearings in any of PSI's live centers with out destroying them. So recommend just replacing your current center. Just about all vendors catering to woodturners sell similar 60 degree centers. Price may vary but a dollar one way or the other not as important as cost to ship!
If looking for an inexpensive replacement this HF live center might be the ticket if have a store near you. I would prefer a live center have a higher RPM rating but for less than $30 with sales tax and no shipping required should work okay for pens and other small turnings.
Harbor Freight
MT2 Live Center
If have a Grizzly catalog go to pages 699 & 700 and look at their live centers for under $75 including shipping.
If looking for an inexpensive replacement this HF live center might be the ticket if have a store near you. I would prefer a live center have a higher RPM rating but for less than $30 with sales tax and no shipping required should work okay for pens and other small turnings.
Harbor Freight
MT2 Live Center
If have a Grizzly catalog go to pages 699 & 700 and look at their live centers for under $75 including shipping.
KenV
Member
The line about jeweled bearings on the ox cart comes to mind.
For $53 delivered if you are a prime member the Nova interchangable tip live center has 2 60 degree points (small one and a larger one). Mine have runout of about 3 thousands.
Frank Wilda sells a mandrel saver insert for abou $20
For $53 delivered if you are a prime member the Nova interchangable tip live center has 2 60 degree points (small one and a larger one). Mine have runout of about 3 thousands.
Frank Wilda sells a mandrel saver insert for abou $20
qquake
Member
I've got one of the Harbor Freight live centers that I've had for over ten years. It's on its second lathe, and still going strong. I've often wondered if the bearings are replaceable, but it would require some sort of spanner wrench.
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Wildman
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Nova live center very popular with lot of turners looking for a multi-purpose live center, personally feel lot better than One-Way price wise. I didn't check on shipping at thee places but prices range little higher than $53 delivered. Guess if shop around may find prices lower than what I found.
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Buy Nova Live Center System at Woodcraft.com
Nova Live Center System, #2MT
Those inexpensive $25 pen turners live centers from PSI and others work well but when go bad not sure worth fixing. Any live center with 60 degree point will work just fine. Beauty of that Harbor Freight center whether have a mini, midi, or full size lathe is going to the store and looking at it before you buy. After reading reviews not sure would order one from them after reading fourth review.
There are a couple of videos on You Tube showing how to take apart a live center to clean, & replace bearings, but not one for PSI or HF. There is also some great videos on that Nova live center.
Back in 1996 bought a G1293 high precision 60 degree live center and still use it. Of course no longer in the catalog for 29.95 + 4.95 shipping. Bought it to replace live center that came with my second lathe (Delta) and used it on my Jet mini, and now 1642. Have multi-tip center that came with my Jet 1642 but seldom use it.
Packard Woodworks: The Woodturner's Source
Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=packard&Category_Code=lathes-acc-cent-revtail-nova
Buy Nova Live Center System at Woodcraft.com
Buy Nova Live Center System at Woodcraft.com
Nova Live Center System, #2MT
Those inexpensive $25 pen turners live centers from PSI and others work well but when go bad not sure worth fixing. Any live center with 60 degree point will work just fine. Beauty of that Harbor Freight center whether have a mini, midi, or full size lathe is going to the store and looking at it before you buy. After reading reviews not sure would order one from them after reading fourth review.
There are a couple of videos on You Tube showing how to take apart a live center to clean, & replace bearings, but not one for PSI or HF. There is also some great videos on that Nova live center.
Back in 1996 bought a G1293 high precision 60 degree live center and still use it. Of course no longer in the catalog for 29.95 + 4.95 shipping. Bought it to replace live center that came with my second lathe (Delta) and used it on my Jet mini, and now 1642. Have multi-tip center that came with my Jet 1642 but seldom use it.
Marmotjr
Member
While just buying new is probably the best option, my PSI live center back plate kept coming off. I put a dab of CA on it to hold it in place. It appeared to me that getting to the bearing would be fairly easy to do. Getting it out and replaced, I don't know.
KenV
Member
If you can, check the runout on the live center before investing time and money into retrofit.
Cheap live centers, like cheap drill chucks tend to have lots more runout.
Cheap live centers, like cheap drill chucks tend to have lots more runout.
dogcatcher
Member
I got my live centers at the Little Machine Shop. I have no idea of comparison of costs or quality. I needed some other things so I added 3 different live centers in an order years ago. I have used them on both my metal and wood lathes without any problems.
If one of them fails, it will be replaced by another from LMS. https://littlemachineshop.com/products/search.php?tabName=Products&term=live+center
Of all of the live centers I have this is my favorite, at $113 it is pricey, but well worth it.
https://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4544&category=
If one of them fails, it will be replaced by another from LMS. https://littlemachineshop.com/products/search.php?tabName=Products&term=live+center
Of all of the live centers I have this is my favorite, at $113 it is pricey, but well worth it.
https://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4544&category=
bmachin
Member
I have the Nova and love it. The ability to add custom centers is valuable.
Bill
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