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My store bought centre is in constant use but it often gets in the way, it is simply just to big
I have to have more tool overhang than i want to operate near the end of the work so a solution had to be found so I looked into the scrap / odds and ends box and came up with a piece of 6082 bar a length of stainless out of a marine toilet a bearing from a scraped power tool and a sintered bronze bush From god knows where
The first thing was to put a No2 morse taper on the alloy bar so the old scrap box taper turning attachment was fitted and the taper duly made.
This was then mounted in the head stock and bored to take the bearing, and drilled and reamed to take the bush.
the centre was then made from the toilet plunger .
and a cap for the end to take the force of the tailstock ejector and it was done.
Finished
And a lot smaller
Time will tell if this is an improvement . but at no cost and about 2 hrs work I think I am on a winner,
Brian.
I have to have more tool overhang than i want to operate near the end of the work so a solution had to be found so I looked into the scrap / odds and ends box and came up with a piece of 6082 bar a length of stainless out of a marine toilet a bearing from a scraped power tool and a sintered bronze bush From god knows where
The first thing was to put a No2 morse taper on the alloy bar so the old scrap box taper turning attachment was fitted and the taper duly made.
This was then mounted in the head stock and bored to take the bearing, and drilled and reamed to take the bush.
the centre was then made from the toilet plunger .
and a cap for the end to take the force of the tailstock ejector and it was done.
Finished
And a lot smaller
Time will tell if this is an improvement . but at no cost and about 2 hrs work I think I am on a winner,
Brian.