small live centre

[mfletch]

Thought I would have ago at making my own

Its made out of stainless steel









Had to make a taper attachment for the mini lathe first so I could make tapers



That's all I have but you get the idea

[Manxmodder]

Hi mfletch, nice to see you opening your photo account early in proceedings.
Nice little live centre you've made there and a lovely surface finish on the taper.

I've recently made a MT3 live centre based on the Matosa design and added a few improvements of my own.

I used a piece of driveshaft from an old Albion lorry axle for the taper shank,2x 6203 2RS bearings and case hardened mild steel for the revolving head.
The rotating head was machined to 60deg profile then finish machined after case hardening using a cubic boron nitride tip which produces a mirror like finish.

A pipe centre is next to make.....OZ

[mfletch]

Thanks I was thinking of a pipe centre would be nice to see some pictures of yours when you've started making it

[Manxmodder]

I'll make sure to post the photos up when I make,shouldn't be to far in the future.

I need to set up my facility to post some pics and hope to get that done this weekend sometime...OZ.

[Stilldrillin]

Hi Fletch.
Nicely done. And shown! 

David D

[Meldonmech]

Hi fletch

                    I have one of those, and have found it invaluable for years, at the time they were only available for woodwork, so the point is soft, keep meaning to harden it. Must dig out the " Casenit "

                                                                                   Well Done  David

[mfletch]

I made a few different size tip for the centre I used a socket extension bar for the small one its chrome vanadium 

[doubleboost]

Very nicely made & show 
Old taper drills are very usefull to keep
John

[krv3000]

hi well dun i have made lodes of them me next projekt is a revolving chuck and as john says keep a look out for old morce tapers as they can be put to good yous