Another lathe center question

tadd · Post by **tadd** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:19 pm

I have just returned to some wood working with my older (1980's) Shop Smith V. Earlier I had a question posted on here about centers.

In the meantime, I have purchased from SS two centers, a Lathe Drive Center (Item 505715) and a Lathe Cup Center (505716). In the attached picture, the latter is the shown as "B".

However, having received the Lathe Cup Center, I have no idea where/how it attaches to the SS. As you can tell I am an neophyte. I appreciate any help. Thanks.
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jcraigie · Post by **jcraigie** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:41 pm

It slips into the lathe tail stock (it's kind of horseshoe shaped with legs and a hole in the top).

There is a round piece that fits into the tail stock with numbers on it and a hole in it. This round piece is held in place by a setscrew once you get your drive center and cup center lined up.

I'm at work so I don't have any pics sorry, I''m sure someone else will drop in a couple of pics soon though.

jcraigie · Post by **jcraigie** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:44 pm

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I lied

Here is a pic of my shopsmith with the tail stock attached it's on the far right and has the live center installed. Yours goes in the same spot

jcraigie · Post by **jcraigie** » Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:52 pm

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No fair making fun of my less than stellar picture editing skills.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:44 am

jcraigie wrote:[ATTACH]13447[/ATTACH]

No fair making fun of my less than stellar picture editing skills.

Are you also dyslexic? My tailstock is on the right!.

Same as in yer pix!;)

Pix looks purty good to me!

BTW NICE looking early(A headstock) greenie!

jcraigie · Post by **jcraigie** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:16 am

Shesh, I read the stupid thing 4 times you'd think I would have caught that:o

Thanks, I'm working on another one but right now but I sem to be running shorter on time the warmer the weather gets.

mrhart · Post by **mrhart** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:40 am

That is a nice clean looking machine sir. Maybe over the winter I can make mine look as nice, actually is not in bad shape, no rust, but the paint is flaking off. I think the green should have stayed the color of choice. Grey? hmmm.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:36 pm

mrhart wrote:That is a nice clean looking machine sir. Maybe over the winter I can make mine look as nice, actually is not in bad shape, no rust, but the paint is flaking off. I think the green should have stayed the color of choice. Grey? hmmm.

:DGold and Coppertone Hammertone covers grey quite 'nicely'!:D

jcraigie · Post by **jcraigie** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:28 pm

I like both my Verde Green and Silver and JPG's Gold color scheme's

tadd · Post by **tadd** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:56 pm

Thanks for the helpful info. I was unaware that that part was able to be changed out. By tapping it on the garage floor, I was able to disengage the center that was there and insert the new one. Again, thanks.