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    Live Centers

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

    Standard Point

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

    Extended Point

    Precision

    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.
    Extended Point—Extended point make it easier to machine complex shapes and features as they give you extra tool clearance for CNC machining.
    Precision—Precision centers wobble less than standard live centers for six to eight times greater accuracy as they spin.
    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
     
    Precision
    Morse 27256,0000.00005"0.875"1 3/4"1 1/64"5 19/64"60°Hardened Steel3259A170000000
    Morse 39705,0000.00005"1"2 11/32"1 15/64"6 13/32"60°Hardened Steel3259A12000000
    Morse 41,7204,5000.00005"1.25"2 11/16"1 31/64"7 57/64"60°Hardened Steel3259A2800000000
    Morse 53,2603,5000.00005"1.5"3 29/64"1 27/32"10 13/64"60°Hardened Steel3259A2900000000
    Morse 64,0803,5000.00005"2"4"2 5/16"13 13/64"60°Hardened Steel9435N2100000000
     
    Extended Point
     
    Precision
    Morse 23756,0000.00005"0.88"1 3/4"1 11/32"5 5/8"60°Hardened Steel3305A31000000
    Morse 37405,0000.00005"1"2 21/64"1 55/64"7 3/64"60°Hardened Steel3305A32000000
    Morse 41,1204,5000.00005"1.25"2 11/16"2 3/16"8 19/32"60°Hardened Steel3305A3300000000
    Morse 51,9303,5000.00005"1.5"3 29/64"2 37/64"10 61/64"60°Hardened Steel3305A3400000000
    Morse 62,4203,5000.00005"2"4"3"13 29/32"60°Hardened Steel9435N2600000000
     

    Precision Lathe Alignment Bars

    Image of ProductInUse. Front orientation. Lathe Alignment Bars. Precision Lathe Alignment Bars.
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Lathe Alignment Bars. Precision Lathe Alignment Bars.
    Turn straight and true—use these bars to confirm that your lathe headstock and tailstock are right inline. Insert the bar between the centers of your headstock and tailstock, then use a variance indicator (not included) on the bar ends. Any difference will register since the bar ends are precision ground to within 0.0002” of each other.
    Overall
    Lg.
    OD
    ID
    Total Indicated Runout
    (TIR) Accuracy
    Bar
    Shape
    Material
    Features
    Each
    Flanged End
    12 1/4"1"0.201"0.0002"RoundAnodized AluminumHardened Steel Bar Ends9244N111000000
     

    Interchangeable Point Lathe Centers

    Mix and match points and bodies to create a lathe center that suits your job. Use an extractor (sold separately) to remove a point and swap in a new one.
    Center Points
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    Standard Point

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    Cup Point

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    Extended-Tip Point

    Precision

    Standard Point—Standard points provide tool clearance for CNC applications, making it easier to machine complex shapes and features.
    Bull-Nose Point— Bull-nose points have a wide head for holding hollow workpieces with large diameters. They’re often used with pipes and tubes.
    Cup Point—Cup points are designed to grip the outer diameter of a workpiece—instead of a tip, they have a cup-shaped recess. They’re also known as female points.
    Extended-Tip Point—Extended-tip points are shaped to provide more tool clearance than standard points without adding much length. They’re also used for machining complex shapes and features.
    —Live centers sit in the tailstock to support the end of a workpiece. They spin with the workpiece to reduce friction between the tip and the material. For smooth rotation, these centers turn on lubricated bearings. The bearings are sealed to protect against chips and liquid, which extends the life of the tool.
    Precision—Precision live centers wobble less than standard live centers for three to five times greater accuracy as they spin.
    For Machine
    Taper No.
    Point
    Dia.
    Point Tip
    Dia.
    Point
    Lg.
    Point
    Angle
    Material
    Each
    Standard Point
     
    Precision Live and Dead
    Morse 2, Morse 31"—1 11/64"—Steel9448N490000000
    Morse 41.13"—1 19/64"—Steel9448N55000000
    Morse 51.5"—1 21/32"—Steel9448N61000000
     
    Bull-Nose Point
     
    Precision Live and Dead
    Morse 2, Morse 31.75"7/8"1 11/64"60°Steel9448N52000000
    Morse 42.25"1"1 35/64"60°Steel9448N59000000
    Morse 52.75"1 1/2"1 37/64"60°Steel9448N65000000
     
    Cup Point
     
    Precision Live
    Morse 2, Morse 31.13"7/8"1 5/64"—Steel9448N5000000
    Morse 41.38"1 1/8"1 7/32"—Steel9448N56000000
    Morse 51.5"1 1/4"1 7/32"—Steel9448N62000000
     
    Extended-Tip Point
     
    Precision Live and Dead
    Morse 2, Morse 30.75"3/8"1 19/64"—Steel9448N51000000
    Morse 40.8"1/2"1 51/64"—Steel9448N57000000
    Morse 51.2"1/2"2 1/8"—Steel9448N63000000
     
    Center Bodies
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    Precision Live

    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.
    Lathe Centers
    Extractors
    Max. Workpiece
    Cap., lb.
    Max. Rotation
    Speed, rpm
    Total Indicated Runout
    (TIR) Accuracy
    Head
    Dia.
    Overall
    Lg.
    Material
    Includes
    Each
    Each
     
    Precision Live
    1005,0000.00025"2 1/8"4 15/16"Steel1" dia. Hardened Steel Standard Point9445N1600000009452N26000000
    3505,0000.00025"2 1/8"5 9/16"Steel1" dia. Hardened Steel Standard Point9445N170000009452N2600000
    5505,0000.00025"3 5/64"7 13/64"Steel1.13" dia. Hardened Steel Standard Point9445N190000009452N2600000
    1,4005,0000.00025"3 5/64"8 21/64"Steel1.5" dia. Hardened Steel Standard Point9445N22000000009452N2700000
     

    Interchangeable Point Lathe Center Sets

    Keep a variety of lathe center points on hand so you always have the right tool for the job. These sets include at least four different points, as well as a lathe center body and a point extractor. Use the point extractor to remove a point from the body and swap in another. You can replace bodies, points, and extractors individually if they become worn or damaged.
    Standard points provide tool clearance for CNC applications, making it easier to machine complex shapes and features.
    Bull-nose points have a wide head for holding hollow workpieces with large diameters. They’re often used with pipes and tubes.
    Precision, Live Lathe Center
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Lathe Centers. Interchangeable Point Lathe Center Sets, Live Lathe Center, Precision.
    Cup points are designed to grip the outer diameter of a workpiece—instead of a tip, they have a cup-shaped recess. They’re also known as female points.
    Precision live centers wobble less than standard live centers for three to five times greater accuracy as they spin.
    Extended-tip points are shaped to provide more tool clearance than standard points without adding much length. They’re also used for machining complex shapes and features.
    Live centers sit in the tailstock to support the end of a workpiece. They spin with the workpiece to reduce friction between the tip and the material. For smooth rotation, these centers turn on lubricated bearings. The bearings are sealed to protect against chips and liquid, which extends the life of the tool.
    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
    Head
    Dia.
    Shank
    Lg.
    Overall
    Lg.
    Material
    No. of
    Pieces
    Includes
    Each
    Morse 21005,0000.00025"2 1/8"2 9/16"4 15/16"Steel60.75" dia. Hardened Steel Extended-Tip Point, 1" dia. Hardened Steel Standard Point, 1.13" dia. Hardened Steel Cup Point, 1.75" dia. Hardened Steel Bull-Nose Point, Live Center Body, Point Extractor9452N220000000
    Morse 33505,0000.00025"2 1/8"3 3/16"5 9/16"Steel60.75" dia. Hardened Steel Extended-Tip Point, 1" dia. Hardened Steel Standard Point, 1.13" dia. Hardened Steel Cup Point, 1.75" dia. Hardened Steel Bull-Nose Point, Live Center Body, Point Extractor9452N2300000000
    Morse 45505,5000.00025"3 5/64"4 1/16"7 13/64"Steel60.8" dia. Hardened Steel Extended-Tip Point, 1.13" dia. Hardened Steel Standard Point, 1.38" dia. Hardened Steel Cup Point, 2.25" dia. Hardened Steel Bull-Nose Point, Live Center Body, Point Extractor9452N2400000000
    Morse 51,4005,5000.00025"3 5/64"5 3/16"8 21/64"Steel61.2" dia. Hardened Steel Extended-Tip Point, 1.5" dia. Hardened Steel Cup Point, 1.5" dia. Hardened Steel Standard Point, 2.75" dia Hardened Steel Bull-Nose Point, Live Center Body, Point Extractor9452N2500000000
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