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    Live Centers

    Image of Product. Side1 orientation. Contains Annotated. Lathe Centers. Live Centers, Standard Point.

    Standard Point

    Keep your workpiece spinning while staying supported when machining. These live centers spin with your piece to reduce friction between their point and your material. For smooth rotation, these centers turn on lubricated bearings. The bearings are enclosed to protect against chips and liquid. With a hardened body and point for extra strength and wear resistance, these live centers will hold up, use after use. Use them in the tailstock with manual or CNC lathes.
    Total Indicated Runout (TIR) Accuracy—TIR (total indicated runout) is a measure of rotational smoothness—the lower the value, the less wobble a rotating tool will have and the more accurate it will be.
    Machine
    Taper No.
    Max. Workpiece
    Cap., lb.
    Max. Rotation
    Speed, rpm
    Total Indicated Runout
    (TIR) Accuracy
    Point
    Dia.
    Head
    Dia.
    Point
    Lg.
    Overall
    Lg.
    Point
    Angle
    Material
    Each
    Standard Point
    Morse 12205,0000.0003"0.59"1 1/2"45/64"4 1/16"60°Hardened Steel00000000000000
     

    Dead Centers

    Image of Product. Side1 orientation. Contains Annotated. Lathe Centers. Dead Centers, Standard Point.

    Standard Point

    Insert these in your headstock to support your workpiece when machining between centers. Unlike live centers, dead centers don’t spin freely, so they give you a fixed point to stabilize your material. You can also use them in the tailstock to support the end of the workpiece when friction isn’t a concern. Made of through-hardened 52100 alloy steel—a material originally developed for bearings—these centers have exceptional hardness, strength, and wear resistance. That means you'll have to replace them less often than centers made of low-quality steel. You can also apply high-pressure grease on the point to reduce friction and wear.
    Carbide-Tipped Steel—Carbide-tipped hardened steel dead centers have better wear resistance than hardened steel dead centers. They’re ideal for high-volume work and holding highly abrasive and hard materials.
    Steel
    Carbide-Tipped
    Steel
    Machine
    Taper No.
    Point
    Dia.
    Point
    Lg.
    Overall
    Lg.
    Total Indicated Runout
    (TIR) Accuracy
    Each
    Each
    Standard Point
    Morse 10.475"1 3/16"3 5/16"0.00005"0000000000000000000000000000
     
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