Half Dead Center – Lathe Centre

Much easier for doing a taper turning job rather than going an old traditional way of offsetting the Tailstock.

A lathe center, often shortened to center, is a tool that has been ground to a point to accurately position a workpiece on an axis. A center is also used to...

The bullnose fits tailstocks with Morse taper  spindles and two preloaded ball bearings provide smooth, easy rotation. The hardened and ground alloy steel construction provides extended durability and long performance...

CNC lathes use this type of center almost exclusively and they may be used for general machining operations as well. Spring-loaded live centers are designed to compensate for center variations,...