dcannon
Member
Hello All,
I've been having some out-of-round and finishing issues that have led me to try turning between centers rather than on the mandrel. I've been looking at a lot of the threads on "mandrel less" turning, but still have one question that I want to make sure I understand. If I simply have a 60 degree dead center as the drive and a 60 degree live center in the tailstock, do I need the special bushings that have the 60 degree dimples in the ends, or is it possible to use the standard bushings that I was using on the mandrel with the dead and live centers inserted into the ends of those?
OR, are there any other drive-center ideas that work better with standard bushings, rather than the 60 degree dead that I'm thinking of using. Thanks for any help you can offer!
Dan
I've been having some out-of-round and finishing issues that have led me to try turning between centers rather than on the mandrel. I've been looking at a lot of the threads on "mandrel less" turning, but still have one question that I want to make sure I understand. If I simply have a 60 degree dead center as the drive and a 60 degree live center in the tailstock, do I need the special bushings that have the 60 degree dimples in the ends, or is it possible to use the standard bushings that I was using on the mandrel with the dead and live centers inserted into the ends of those?
OR, are there any other drive-center ideas that work better with standard bushings, rather than the 60 degree dead that I'm thinking of using. Thanks for any help you can offer!
Dan