Live Centers
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.
Precision centers wobble less than standard live centers for six to eight times greater accuracy as they spin.
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.
| Morse Taper Number | Max. Workpiece Cap., lbs. | Max. Speed, rpm | TIR (Total Indicated Runout) Accuracy | Point Dia. | Head Dia. | Point Lg. | Overall Lg. | Point Angle  | Material | Each | |
Standard Point | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 220 | 5,000 | 0.0003" | 0.59" | 1 1/2" | 45/64" | 4 1/16" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 0000000 |
| 2 | 460 | 5,000 | 0.0003" | 0.7" | 1 9/16" | 7/8" | 4 47/64" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 3 | 925 | 4,000 | 0.0003" | 0.98" | 2 13/64" | 1 1/8" | 6 9/64" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 4 | 1,850 | 3,000 | 0.0003" | 1.1" | 2 33/64" | 1 15/64" | 7 15/64" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 5 | 4,400 | 2,500 | 0.0003" | 1.61" | 3 11/32" | 1 49/64" | 9 21/64" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 6 | 7,700 | 2,000 | 0.0004" | 2.48" | 5 1/8" | 2 33/64" | 13 1/8" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 7 | 20,900 | 1,000 | 0.0004" | 2.95" | 5 29/32" | 2 57/64" | 17 19/32" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 00000000 |
Precision Standard Point | |||||||||||
| 2 | 725 | 6,000 | 0.00005" | 0.875" | 1 3/4" | 1 1/64" | 5 19/64" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 3 | 970 | 5,000 | 0.00005" | 1" | 2 11/32" | 1 15/64" | 6 13/32" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 4 | 1,720 | 4,500 | 0.00005" | 1.25" | 2 11/16" | 1 31/64" | 7 57/64" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 00000000 |
| 5 | 3,260 | 3,500 | 0.00005" | 1.5" | 3 29/64" | 1 27/32" | 10 13/64" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 00000000 |
| 6 | 4,080 | 3,500 | 0.00005" | 2" | 4" | 2 5/16" | 13 13/64" | 60° | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 00000000 |
Dead Centers
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 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.
Hardened Steel | Carbide-Tipped Hardened Steel | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Taper Number | Point Dia. | Point Lg. | Overall Lg. | TIR (Total Indicated Runout) Accuracy | Each | Each | ||
Dead Centers | ||||||||
| 1 | 0.475" | 1 3/16" | 3 5/16" | 0.00005" | 000000 | 0000000 | 00000000 | 0000000 |
| 2 | 0.7" | 1 5/8" | 4 3/16" | 0.00005" | 0000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 3 | 0.938" | 2 1/16" | 5 1/4" | 0.00005" | 0000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 4 | 1.231" | 2 11/16" | 6 3/4" | 0.00005" | 0000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 5 | 1.748" | 3 5/16" | 8 1/2" | 0.00005" | 0000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 6 | 2.494" | 4 1/4" | 11 1/2" | 0.00005" | 0000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 7 | 3.27" | 5" | 15" | 0.00005" | 0000000 | 000000 | 0000000 | 00000000 |
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.
Standard points provide tool clearance for CNC applications, making it easier to machine complex shapes and features. Carbide-tipped points are more wear resistant than hardened steel points. They're a good choice for high-volume operations and for holding hard or highly abrasive materials.
| For Morse Taper No. | Point Dia. | Point Tip Dia. | Material | Each | |
Live | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard | |||||
| 2 | 0.59" | __ | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 3 | 0.79" | __ | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 4 | 0.98" | __ | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 5 | 1.26" | __ | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 00000 |
| 6 | 1.42" | __ | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 00000 |
Dead | |||||
Standard | |||||
| 3 | 1" | 1/2" | Carbide-Tipped Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 4 | 1" | 1/2" | Carbide-Tipped Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 5 | 1.25" | 5/8" | Carbide-Tipped Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
Precision Live and Dead | |||||
Standard | |||||
| 2, 3 | 1" | __ | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 4 | 1.13" | __ | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |
| 5 | 1.5" | __ | Hardened Steel | 0000000 | 000000 |