compact MT2 live center

[Stevohdee]

Hey guys (and gals if any) me again,

Been thinkin of this project for some time now. It's been a fun and somewhat challenging endeavor believe me. With the magic of some clever editing the trials and tribulations seem invisible but be assured I had a few with this one. Anyway the final outcome was well worth it. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I had doing it,


regards stevoh

[sossol]

I subscribed before your video was even halfway through. Even if the project weren't enough to keep me watching (it is), you have a very entertaining presentation style (camera angles, humour).

Neil

[Stevohdee]

I subscribed before your video was even halfway through. Even if the project weren't enough to keep me watching (it is), you have a very entertaining presentation style (camera angles, humour).

Neil

Thanks Neil, yeah if a vid doesn't keep me interested I either fast forward or jump to the end. Thanks for the reassurance cheers

[old_toolmaker]

Stevohdee,

Great job on the compact live center! Many years ago I had a small live center known as a "Nyroll" center. It also was quite compact and was very nice to use.

What is the length of overhang from the end of the #2 MT?

[Stevohdee]

Stevohdee,

Great job on the compact live center! Many years ago I had a small live center known as a "Nyroll" center. It also was quite compact and was very nice to use.

What is the length of overhang from the end of the #2 MT?

Thanks dick, here's some measurements:
Overall 133mm
Point to shoulder 71mm
Taper 62.5mm
Gap between shoulder to tailstock quill 1mm
Phew that was close to the bone!! Haha
I tried googling nyroll but can't find
Regards

[old_toolmaker]

Stevohdee,

Thank you for the dimensions! It sure looks like a nice project.
I did not have success searching for the "Nyroll Center" either. It was sold in the US about 50 years ago and maybe was not a successful product. It had a very small head about the size of a Morse taper shank and was very handy for getting in close to small diameter work.

[Stevohdee]

Sounds neat, wonder what type bearings they ran. I had a live centre with my unimat 3 from memory about 22-26mm diameter body. I think it had 2 sealed in it same as in the one I made but smaller prob 18-20mm & quite close to the wall. It basically stopped turning one day & my first thought was how it came apart, so I held the point in the vice & gripped the shank with vice grips & leather & tapped it apart, phew

[old_toolmaker]

Stevohdee,

I am not at all sure what it had for bearings as it never occurred to me to disassemble it.
By the way, what did you use to do the etching or engraving on the head of your center?

[Jon]

Congratulations Stevohdee - your Compact Live Center is the Homemade Tool of the Week!

Big week around here!

Some more nice builds from this week:

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Hammer by Salix84
Bandsaw Table by Ironworkerl417
Kart Axle Holding Tool by Haslip Cycle Works
Spray Booth by thehomeengineer
Hydro-Pneumatic Press by Maszynotwór


Stevohdee - you'll be receiving a $25 online gift card, in your choice of Amazon, PayPal, or bitcoin. Please PM me your current email address and gift card choice and I'll get it sent over right away.

More importantly, this is your 5th Homemade Tool of the Week win! I've just added the silver wrench-on-pedestal graphic to the awards showcase in your postbit, visible underneath your avatar.

Great job, and you're in excellent company joining these other 5-time winners: rgsparber, rossbotics, Christophe Mineau, Brendon, mklotz, Vyacheslav.Nevolya, brianhw, LMMasterMariner, Tuomas, olderdan, and tonyfoale.

Here are all of your Homemade Tool of the Week winning tools. Congrats again

Milling Machine Power Feed by Stevohdee

tags: mill, power feed

Tool Post Grinder by Stevohdee

tags: grinder, tool post

Automatic Center Punch by Stevohdee

tags: punch

Mini Lathe Indexing System by Stevohdee

tags: indexing unit

Compact Live Center by Stevohdee

tags: centering

[bruce.desertrat]

Another well deserved win, Stevohdee!