For my live centres with removable tips I insert a sacrificial birch dowel as the contact point. I can then just keep going, removing the tenon stub.Yes, there are even more accessories; a funnel is sometimes useful for centring small pieces, and I have my own design of spring loaded micro centre with tiny hook for supporting the waste end of finial blanks and very small fishing floats &c. (Care with torque!). Bernard.
My goodness there are a lot of options for tail centers. I knew that before this video. I have most of them.😋 And you didn't even mention Rubber Chuckey. 😯They offer a bunch more. Thank you for sharing Alan. Have a great day and keep on staying safe.🙂🙂
Glen, perhaps, i need some education. When I look at the rubber chucky, I did not spot any that had a bearing and therefore could serve as a live center. I did spot some that require your own live center. Regardless, with the option I have, I think I can do anything they can and save money for other tools. Please correct me if I am wrong. Alan
@@AsWoodTurns My bad. I didn't realize Rubber Chuckey had no revolving centers. Just the fixtures for others centers. My apology. I think they do have a couple of nice attachments though. 🙂🙂
I'm watching this and going yep, I have one of those...and one of those...and one of those... LOL I need to get me a small Longworth like yours though.
so you can keep track of your rubber stoppers but not your one way cone center??? i have had the oneway for years and take the center point out a lot and have never misplaced it or the cone center. also you can get a threaded adaptor for the oneway that allows you to put a chuck on the live center - so my vote goes with the oneway as it solves all the needs in one tool - just my opinion
@@AsWoodTurns Exactly - Your price for as stopper looks attractive until you realize that you have to buy them in quantities of ten, when you only need one. I bought an ordinary rubber sink stopper at Lowes - it cost more than your price for an individual stopper, but I ended up paying much less because I only bought one. Turned a mandrel that is threaded to screw onto one of those live-center tailstock adapters with a tenon that the stopper fits over. Total cost - about $2.25. For me, as big part of turning is the fun of finding clever solutions like this.
@@monophoto1 Nice work. In my area, I could have purchased individual stoppers at Ace. But, sourcing varies. Eventually, I find that I chew up the stoppers and need a replacements. So this time, I purchased multiples. Keep that thinking cap on. :) Alan
For my live centres with removable tips I insert a sacrificial birch dowel as the contact point. I can then just keep going, removing the tenon stub.Yes, there are even more accessories; a funnel is sometimes useful for centring small pieces, and I have my own design of spring loaded micro centre with tiny hook for supporting the waste end of finial blanks and very small fishing floats &c. (Care with torque!). Bernard.
Good ideas.
Alan
My goodness there are a lot of options for tail centers. I knew that before this video. I have most of them.😋 And you didn't even mention Rubber Chuckey. 😯They offer a bunch more. Thank you for sharing Alan. Have a great day and keep on staying safe.🙂🙂
Glen, perhaps, i need some education. When I look at the rubber chucky, I did not spot any that had a bearing and therefore could serve as a live center. I did spot some that require your own live center.
Regardless, with the option I have, I think I can do anything they can and save money for other tools.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
Alan
@@AsWoodTurns My bad. I didn't realize Rubber Chuckey had no revolving centers. Just the fixtures for others centers. My apology. I think they do have a couple of nice attachments though. 🙂🙂
Great info Alan.
Glad it was helpful!
Alan
Yep. All good options.
Thank you Stuart
Alan
I'm watching this and going yep, I have one of those...and one of those...and one of those... LOL I need to get me a small Longworth like yours though.
Go for it!
Alan
so you can keep track of your rubber stoppers but not your one way cone center??? i have had the oneway for years and take the center point out a lot and have never misplaced it or the cone center. also you can get a threaded adaptor for the oneway that allows you to put a chuck on the live center - so my vote goes with the oneway as it solves all the needs in one tool - just my opinion
So, one vote for total Oneway components.
Still, I like my complement.
Alan
bonjour Alain tres astucieux comme systeme merci pour la video a bientot
de rien Bernard
Alan
Thanks good information. One thing I'm Canadian so can you send me a penny to use.
You may want to find another substitute. Wood?
So many ways to skin that cat - - -
tis so true. What is your budget limit?
Alan
@@AsWoodTurns Exactly - Your price for as stopper looks attractive until you realize that you have to buy them in quantities of ten, when you only need one. I bought an ordinary rubber sink stopper at Lowes - it cost more than your price for an individual stopper, but I ended up paying much less because I only bought one. Turned a mandrel that is threaded to screw onto one of those live-center tailstock adapters with a tenon that the stopper fits over. Total cost - about $2.25.
For me, as big part of turning is the fun of finding clever solutions like this.
@@monophoto1 Nice work. In my area, I could have purchased individual stoppers at Ace. But, sourcing varies. Eventually, I find that I chew up the stoppers and need a replacements. So this time, I purchased multiples.
Keep that thinking cap on. :)
Alan