Proxxon do a live center, I have one for my DB250 included with the lathe.i do have a chuck attachment that fits in the tailstock of the proxxon lathe, but it does not rotate. It's for drilling holes. I wonder if I could adapt it to rotate? hmmm
yes but it's not a chuck assemblyProxxon do a live center, I have one for my DB250 included with the lathe.
I use it for all my yards & masts < 10mm dia.. I leave the yards over-long then centre drill each end, then hold them in the chuck by the centre non tapered part, after final tapering I cut off the extra bits.yes but it's not a chuck assembly
ShopTask. Post #16 above. I've had it for 30 years, hard to imagine.I am just now seeing this post - yes, the reason for the deflection is the dowel that you are turning is thin. In order to avoid this, you really need to have a "Steady Rest" mounted either 1/3 or 1/2 or 2/3 of the way. The Jaws will just touch the work piece and keep the dowel from deflecting. I don't remember seeing a post of what kind of Lathe you have. The bottom part of this slides our mounts to the "ways".
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I kinda like that one. It would work better on my lathe. I think rollers would work better than those pointed jaws though. Unless I'm misunderstanding. I may be able to make one of those.Another concept is the Follower Rest. This will mount on the cross slide and will follow along with the cross slide. This way, no matter where the cutting tool is, this attachment will be installed opposite of the cutting tool as it travels along.
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Hi Donnie,Don,
what kind of lathe do you have?
I saw a rotating chuck in the Micro Mark catalog for $64.00...Phil, I have a Jacobs chuck on a Morse taper but it doesn't freely rotate.
Jack, that's what I was looking for, then I could grab any size dowel by both ends and it would still spin freely.
While it's spinning in the lathe? Sounds interesting.Try a block plane.