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would this be an acceptable way to mount small work pieces in a lathe...?

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Bernd:
J,

John has found an excellent explination of what I mean. And you were very close to the answer. A dead center is used at the headstock end so it revolves with the spindle and a driver is used. But you need to center drill both ends first.

Thanks for finding an answer so fast John.

Bernd

bogstandard:
Bernd,

Rather than trying to interfere with your post, it is easier to direct to a web description. Then the person gets the answer straight away.

John

jonogt:
Does this
http://www.jjjtrain.com/vms/lathe_functions/lathe_functions_11.html
portray it correctly?  The images in bogstandard's link look like they match this, but I havn't seen any mention of using a catch plate and lathe dog yet.  The procedure i'm visualizing is:
-> Chuck up your work piece and center drill each end,
-> Remove the chuck from the headstock,
-> Install the dead center and catch plate (or face plate with appropriate bolt holes),
-> Slip the lathe dog onto your work piece and mount it between the headstock's dead center and tailstock's live center,
-> Put the lathe dog in position to solidly contact the catch point on your catch/face plate,
-> Tighten the lathe dog's set screw against your work piece and firm up the pressure being applied to it by the centers.

* Slots would be used instead of bolts in holes if using a bent-tail lathe dog *


Is this correct, or is there a way to do it without the lathe dog and catch plate?  Is it standard for face plates to have room in the middle to install a dead center?  Is there any way to do this procedure with a 3-jaw chuck instead of a face/catch plate (for the sake of not having to change them out)?

thanks again for the help
-Jon

sbwhart:
John

To do it in the three jaw all you have to do is turn up a dead centre in your three Jaw and drive the carrier off one of your Jaws.  :thumbup:

Stew

jonogt:
sounds like a plan  :clap:  The turning i wanna do in the near future will be almost all brass and aluminum, so do you think I'd be fine just making it out of pretty cheap mild steel, or should I get something tougher?

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