Hello all
I have a Jet 12-36 that has served me quite well for the past 7 or 8 years however I am looking for a particular piece of equipment. It would fit into the tailstock and be hollow down the length. I am thinking, perhaps, of a cone-center (name correct?). It would allow me to drill a hole down the length of the wood.
It's not quite the same thing, but Woodcraft has a chuck that mounts to a tailpiece. If the work was mounted on a faceplate you could drill completely through, going from tailstock to headstock --
I haven't used it, but I saw it in their October catalog at a sale price - I've got it on order.
for this purpose I use a Nova live center that has a removable point - a 3/8 drill will pass nicely through it. may be worth considering
Check out woodcraft.com I saw a "pass through" live center or something there, used for drilling lamp bases..
mac
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Hello Kevin,
I use a Nova live center to guide a drill when drilling lamps, etc. I recently made a replacement flag staff for a boat that was 25 inches long and required a hole drilled through the center. The article documenting this was published in the February 2010 issue of More Woodturning magazine.
Fred Holder
Thanks for all the helpful answers to my quesion.
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