Thread: Chuck mount for Nova Live Centre System owners

Originally Posted by Texian

............ Not for use on the spindle because the steel/aluminum press fit will not handle much torque. Strictly for alignment and very handy.

Did not mean to write all that. What does this new piece do for $77??

Still mainly for alignment and this one can handle the torque . It's other uses are up to your imagination really . I've used it for holding split turnings in the chuck where a normal live centre or cone would have separated the pieces. You could also use one to hold large pieces while you part a section off instead of stopping and doing the last bit with a handsaw. One of those things I suppose - If you stick to the accepted basic forms and practices such as bowls, boxes and furniture legs, you'll never need one - but if you push the boundaries a little, it's amazing how handy it is to be able to mount anything that normally attaches to the headstock onto the tailstock instead

Vern, You're saying that the new piece attaches to the live tailstock center? Could be handy at times. I think Oneway makes a tailstock live chuck adapter thingy too. Would be nice but too pricey for me.

Originally Posted by Texian

Vern, You're saying that the new piece attaches to the live tailstock center? Could be handy at times. I think Oneway makes a tailstock live chuck adapter thingy too. Would be nice but too pricey for me.

Almost - it's the whole thing - Morse taper with a threaded section attached either fixed or on bearings

Thanks Vern.

Originally Posted by Ozkaban

Another goodie to add to the growing list... I have bought a couple of things from Vermec and they have all been pretty solid and well machined. Love the idea of the live adapter. $77 + post is a fair bit, but no worse than lots of other woodturning goodies

Cheers,
Dave

I was lucky
it somehow appeared on my fathers day wishlist and ended up amongst the pressies
I got the idea from somebody's post during the boxmaking challenge and thought what a great idea.

Good score Nick. Can I borrow your kids for next Father's Day? ;-}

FWIW, I just think of these as a centring device when reverse chucking.

There are alternatives. Just leave a dimple in the centre of the foot to bring your live (or dead) tailstock centre into. A regular rim bowl will go onto a vacuum chuck faceplate; an irregular rim bowl will go around a friction drive or vac chuck that fits inside the form.

Power sand that dimple out later, with bowl in one hand and drill in the other.