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Thanks. I see some live centers on EBay that should fit. I understand on this unit the headstock moves, not the tailstock...so your answer was helpful...Sounds like a Live Center is probably worth getting - it's been so long (40 years) that I've used a lathe I just didn't remember the tailstock ...

I just acquired an older Shopsmith 10ER, primarily to use the lathe portion. It's been a long time since I used a lathe and was surprised the tailstock was fixed, not live. Any problem using the fixed one or should I invest in a live one? I probably won't be doing a ton of lathe work, but want it to ...

I just acquired an older Shopsmith 10ER, primarily to use the lathe portion. It's been a long time since I used a lathe and was surprised the tailstock was fixed, not live. Any problem using the fixed one or should I invest in a live one? I probably won't be doing a ton of lathe work, but want it to ...