South Bend heavy 10
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South Bend heavy 10
I would like to get a dead center for my heavy 10 spindle, is there any aftermarket ones available and is it a mt taper? Thanks
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Re: South Bend heavy 10
Standard MT..just purchase one
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If I remember correctly it should be a MT 2, but there's others here who own them that can confirm that.Since the center revolves with the spindle then standard hardened and ground centers work fine. But most times I don't even bother pulling whatever chuck is on the spindle, detail cleaning the spindle taper and using those MT centers. Even a mild steel dead center held in a 3 or 4 jawed chuck works just as well with the advantage it's lightly re-pointed each use, so it's then as concentric to the spindle C/L as your head stock bearings allow. Then I let one of the sides of a chuck jaw drive the lathe dog. Time wise it still takes about the same to do the re-pointing as pulling the chuck and that cleaning, but it also saves having to put the chuck back on. If you don't need every inch of your available center to center distance it's another method.
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The spindle itself is a MT 5..because it will handle 5C collets.
There are MT5 to MT2 or MT3 adapters for handling centers or drill chucks
As mentioned...probably easier to put a straight center in a 3 or 4 jaw chuck...or in my case I put a piece of whatever into a 5C collet and turn a point on it...since my Heavy 10 lives with 5C collets most of the time.
There are MT5 to MT2 or MT3 adapters for handling centers or drill chucks
As mentioned...probably easier to put a straight center in a 3 or 4 jaw chuck...or in my case I put a piece of whatever into a 5C collet and turn a point on it...since my Heavy 10 lives with 5C collets most of the time.
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As Bill suggests, use a straight piece and turn the point in place.
You can use a piece of 1" stock in a 1" collet.
The fact that it is not hardened is not an issue. Unlike a dead center in the tailstock, the work is not turning on the center - the center is turning at the same rate.
Steve
You can use a piece of 1" stock in a 1" collet.
The fact that it is not hardened is not an issue. Unlike a dead center in the tailstock, the work is not turning on the center - the center is turning at the same rate.
Steve
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Hmmm. Using a collet, what drives the dog?
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Faceplate...
Faceplate goes on, collet closer then collet.
Faceplate goes on, collet closer then collet.
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Re: South Bend heavy 10
As Bill said.
It looks like this:
Steve
It looks like this:
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Thanks. I've seen only one of those lathes (used to belong to Patio), so I didn't understand the setup.
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The center came today,thought it was a little long but looking at picture above I guess it needs to be long
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I would not use it like that..
Hopefully you are going to cut it off and make a new tip
Hopefully you are going to cut it off and make a new tip
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