I'd like to know the name of a tailstock part. Instead of coming to a precise point that sticks in the center of your piece, it is just the opposite. It is tapered inward and will have an adjustable piercing point in the dead center. When turning small ornaments, I sometimes break a piece and could repair with another piece, if I knew dead center. I made one of wood and it worked good. However one made of steel would be SO much nicer and easier.

 

Thanks

Edited September 19, 20197 yr by Ron Altier

Are you talking about a cup center?

Thanks Lew, I'll check it out.

You can also get extended points for your live center.

 

Here called a Safety Working Center.

On 9/19/2019 at 9:22 PM, lew said:

Are you talking about a cup center?

 

That's almost, but not quite it.  This is a drive center that goes in the headstock and I believe that we want the same type of cup and point on a live center.  The Robust live center has a center point that can be set to any desired position.  Most other live centers do not have that feature.