Dan Stuewe
03-19-2003, 5:56 PM
If you get the monthly free download from Wood magazine, you'll know the project I'm asking about (this month's "Turned Teleidoscope"). If you don't know what the project is, I'll try to explain it. Basically you glue up a turning blank out of three pieces of 3/4" wood that are edge-glued to form a triangular tube (the edges are beveled at 30deg to create the glue surfaces).
With me so far?
So the triangular tube is mounted on the lathe with a kind of jam chuck on the drive side (turn a tenon on a scrap piece that is attached to a faceplate). My problem is the plans do not discuss the tail stock side. In the drawings they show the live center simply pushed into the hole. The live center looks a cone shaped live center. All I have right now is the cup center with the pointy insert that came with my JET 1236. Can I use my current live center some how? Is the cone shaped center the way to go? Is there another technique I can look into?
BTW, if you haven't seen this item, they did a great job with it. It looks like a great gift or high-end craft sale item!
Thanks for any help,
With me so far?
So the triangular tube is mounted on the lathe with a kind of jam chuck on the drive side (turn a tenon on a scrap piece that is attached to a faceplate). My problem is the plans do not discuss the tail stock side. In the drawings they show the live center simply pushed into the hole. The live center looks a cone shaped live center. All I have right now is the cup center with the pointy insert that came with my JET 1236. Can I use my current live center some how? Is the cone shaped center the way to go? Is there another technique I can look into?
BTW, if you haven't seen this item, they did a great job with it. It looks like a great gift or high-end craft sale item!
Thanks for any help,