Decent Live Center

[MikefrMd]

Can anyone recommend a decent live center for a 1mt mount?

Is the Penn State any good?

I'm still using the one supplied with my little Wilton lathe when I bought it.

Thanks

Mike

 

[lorbay]

This is the best I one I have ever used.
http://www.oneway.ca/spindle/live_center.htm

Lin.

 

[MikefrMd]

Thanks Lin for the reply.

I seen that center....just alittle steep for me....would cost more then my Lathe did

Mike

 

[witz1976]

I would take a good hard look at johnnycnc's products. http://penturnersproducts.com/index...s_id=9&zenid=d436ace41920b8f1d7273ab39b751f25

If you have a question give him an e-mail...it may be a few days for him to respond as he is still recovering from a bad car accident a few months ago.

 

[Monty]

Check with John Goodin, AKA johnnycnc at http://www.penturnersproducts.com/.
I ordered an MT2 LC from him last Tuesday and had it Friday.

 

[KenV]

If you are going to be doing items other than pens -- I like both the one way and the NOVA live centers. The Nova comes with a 60 degree insert as a part of the package -- they cost around $60 but have a lot of flexibility and options built into the product.

I think the OneWay is the better of the two, but it is close.

I have had a conversation with JohnnyCNC about an insert for the Nova that will function as a "mandrel saver" - need to have a short MT2 taper with a 0.0248 hole in the center.

 

[MikefrMd]

Ken,

I think the Nova only come in 2MT not 1MT.

Thanks for the info guys

Mike

 

[Dana Fish]

I have recently purchased the live center from http://www.penturnersproducts.com/ and I am more than satisfied.