Stebcenter

[gerryr]

I am in need of a new drive center and am not terribly thrilled with spur centers. Anybody use the Stebcenter?

 

[its_virgil]

Yes, and I really like it.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

Originally posted by gerryr
<br />I am in need of a new drive center and am not terribly thrilled with spur centers. Anybody use the Stebcenter?

 

[DocStram]

Hey Don .... do you use the "official" Sorby steb center or someone else's?

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

I have two of them, the 1/2 and the 7/8", they're great.

 

[its_virgil]

I have the sorby steb center but have used a couple of nonbSorby ones and they were fine. I think one was from CSUSA.
Do a good turn daily.
Don

Originally posted by DocStram
<br />Hey Don .... do you use the "official" Sorby steb center or someone else's?

 

[Fangar]

I have the cheaper version sold by CSUSA (They also sell the Sorby). It works great at 1/3 the cost.

http://tinyurl.com/ptexp

Fangar

 

[pastorbill1952]

Somewhere I have read about using a cup live center & a triangular file to cut teeth in to the edge to create a cheap version of the stebcenter. If I run across the link I will post it.

 

[Randy_]

Originally posted by pastorbill1952
<br />Somewhere I have read about using a cup live center & a triangular file to cut teeth in to the edge to create a cheap version of the stebcenter. If I run across the link I will post it.

????? I don't understand how you could use a cup "LIVE CENTER" as a drive center even if you file notches in the cup??

 

[Lloyd Frisbee]

Originally posted by pastorbill1952

Somewhere I have read about using a cup live center & a triangular file to cut teeth in to the edge to create a cheap version of the stebcenter. If I run across the link I will post it.


It would have to be a dead center.

 

[gerryr]

Originally posted by Fangar
<br />I have the cheaper version sold by CSUSA (They also sell the Sorby). It works great at 1/3 the cost.

http://tinyurl.com/ptexp

Fangar

The cheaper version from CSUSA is 7/8" diameter. How does this work on a 3/4" blank?

 

[pastorbill1952]

I have kept looking but still am not able to find the link. It may have been in a mag. I stand corrected about the type of center.

 

[Lloyd Frisbee]

Bill, Alan Lacer advocates the use of a notched dead center for learning to use a skew on spindle turnings. It may be hard to find a dead center anymore with the advent of live centers.

Lloyd

 

[jwoodwright]

ShopSmith still sells Dead Centers... You use wax to avoid "burning" the end of the wood...

Live Centers are so much nicer...[8D]

 

[Rifleman1776]

Originally posted by Randy_
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Originally posted by pastorbill1952
<br />Somewhere I have read about using a cup live center & a triangular file to cut teeth in to the edge to create a cheap version of the stebcenter. If I run across the link I will post it.

????? I don't understand how you could use a cup "LIVE CENTER" as a drive center even if you file notches in the cup??

Color me equally confused with that one.

 

[Fangar]

Originally posted by gerryr
The cheaper version from CSUSA is 7/8" diameter. How does this work on a 3/4" blank?

It likely wouldn't. But then I don't use a stebcenter to spin a pen blank. I have a smaller fixed drive center for that. Personally, I don't see the need for a steb center for a pen blank, as there is not much spinning mass. I was under the impression that he wanted something for larger stock, but now that I read back, it does not say.

Cheers,


Fangar