Carole in VA
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I ordered a 60 degree live center (Grizzly) for my Jet mini because I noticed the mandrel was putting undue wear on the original tailstock center. When I mounted the new one, snugged it up to the mandrel and turn on the lathe, smoke started coming from the juncture and the tip of the mandrel around the threads started turning black. The center was spinning but apparently not at the same speed as the mandrel, thus the heat build up. I quickly turned the lathe off and figured I better ask some questions before I ruined something (if I haven't already!)