Use a dead center or a high-bucks live center that doesn't have a
large diameter bearing housing. With a carbide tipped dead center,
it doesn't take much pressure to steady the work. A follow rest also
works, but can be a nuisance to use.
Roy
--- In 7x12minilathe@..., Richard Kleinhenz
<woodnpen@o...> wrote:
When you mount a (fairly standard, from HF) live center in the
tailstock, and have a small diameter workpiece, how do you arrange
your tooling to be able to turn it? I have a TS Eng. QC toolpost.
The large body of the live center prevents me to get close enough
with the tool. If I extend the tool out, naturally it just flexes.
I use a 5/16" indexable tool from LMS, the cheapie version. The
workpiece is 3/8" or 1/2" steel rod. I think I read if you have more
the 2-3 diameters extending from the chuck, you need to support the
end. So anything over an inch or so needs support.
Do I need to use a different tool holder for this type of work?
t
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Regards,
Rich
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