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I was looking at the manual for the HF 5 speed lathe (on line) today. In the section on removing the headstock spur center and I would think a mandrel as well you need a knockout tool, which they don't include. I looked on line and the only one I could find was sold my delta and was about $85.00. I would think one could be made but I'm not sure what to use, I'll need to made one if I go with the HF lathe. Thanks for the help.
 
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Hi Dan, I use a length of 9mm steel rod as a knock out tool on my lathe. Surely you can just use something similar! just check the dia of the hole running through the headstock and find a length of steel or something that is long enough. Hope this helps

Eric...
 
All you need is a length of cold rolled steel (cheap) of the right diameter and length. Once you know the diameter of the spindle bore buy a piece of steel slightly smaller in diameter. Home depot will have what you need. If you want to get fancy, turn a wooden knob for the end of it (that you hold in your hand).

Should only cost you a couple of bucks.

Ed

who appears to be not quite fast enough......
 
Home Depot and Lowes both sell short sections of either aluminum or steel rod.

A 1/4 or 3/8 rod should work nicely. Turn yourself a nice handle, cut the rod to about 8-12inches long (depending on how deep you mount the rod into the handle) and have yourself a nice "custom" knockout tool for about $5 bucks.

These rods are usually 3 feet long. So you should have enough to make 3 or 4 tools. If your shop is as messy as mine, IT'S GOOD to have a couple of backups..it increases your odds of finding one when you need it:)
 
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I took a old Phillips screwdriver and ground the tip flat. Then broke the handle off and turned a larger diameter handle out of some scrap wood I had.
 
Rather than use hard metal, I found a Brass rod at HF, drilled and threaded a hole for 1/4-20 thread and used a long bolt with locking nut. Works great and does not mushroom the end of the tools.

Charles
 
You didnt get the rod with the Yellow ball handle(Im deployed but I think its yellow) its what you use to tighten the the different heads onto the head stock. I use that as my knock out tool.
 
You should get the rod with the lathe, I did. You shuold have a chuck key or two rods to tighten the chuck, and a yellow ended rod for removing whatever your using in the headstock. Jim S
 
Thanks for all the advice. I guess I'll wait and see if the tools comes with the lathe as Ray says it does, I'm hoping is does but if not then I'll work on making one I have some good ideas here.
 
Dan, the one that came with my lathe is almost 3/8" diameter and 11" long with a plastic ball on one end and the other end is turned down to .248" for about 5/16" to fit in the headstock spindle when you screw the faceplate on or anything that screws onto the spindle. I made a short one for that.

I also bought a Drill Chuck with a MT2 Taper for the tailstock.

Ray
 
ref: Knockout tool

My headstock and tailstock are MT2 on the 65345, 10X18, 5 Speed lathe. The the headstock thread is 1 inch x 8 TPI. Is this the lathe you are talking about, Dan?

Ray
 
Thanks for the help Ray. I was doing some checking to day some people say the MT are #1 for the head stock, I found that a bit strange that the head and tail stock would be different sizes.
 
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