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Center Point for Lathe Drive Center

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Hi, I need some help...

Which direction do I drive the Center Point from the Lathe Drive Center? I assume I would drive out from the inside, but want to confirm before getting physical.

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Evapo-Rust is my new best friend. I would like to remove the Center Point so that I can touch up the spurs on the Drive Center.

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My first(and only) guess would be to drive it out from the inside. I assume the point is tapered going
into the arbor. I.e. inside 'end' has smaller od.

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Re: Center Point for Lathe Drive Center

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curmudgeon wrote:Hi, I need some help...

Which direction do I drive the Center Point from the Lathe Drive Center? I assume I would drive out from the inside, but want to confirm before getting physical.

Image

Evapo-Rust is my new best friend. I would like to remove the Center Point so that I can touch up the spurs on the Drive Center.

Thanks,
-Steve
Wow, someone really did a number on those spurs. :eek:
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Re: Center Point for Lathe Drive Center

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rpd wrote:
curmudgeon wrote:Hi, I need some help...

Which direction do I drive the Center Point from the Lathe Drive Center? I assume I would drive out from the inside, but want to confirm before getting physical.

Image

Evapo-Rust is my new best friend. I would like to remove the Center Point so that I can touch up the spurs on the Drive Center.

Thanks,
-Steve
Wow, someone really did a number on those spurs. :eek:
Yup, that is what I was thinking. Those spurs won't hold anything. Just chuck that and buy a new one.
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It is salvageable.
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JPG wrote:It is salvageable.
If you say so. How does one replace the spurs that are totally unusablr :eek: ???
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jsburger wrote:
JPG wrote:It is salvageable.
If you say so. How does one replace the spurs that are totally unusablr :eek: ???
By grinding the remaining material to form somewhat smaller spurs.
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JPG wrote:
jsburger wrote:
JPG wrote:It is salvageable.
If you say so. How does one replace the spurs that are totally unusablr :eek: ???
By grinding the remaining material to form somewhat smaller spurs.
OK old school. Fix it any way you can and make it work. I am good with that. For me NOW I would just buy one on eBay. :) :)
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jsburger wrote:
JPG wrote:
jsburger wrote:
If you say so. How does one replace the spurs that are totally unusablr :eek: ???
By grinding the remaining material to form somewhat smaller spurs.
OK old school. Fix it any way you can and make it work. I am good with that. For me NOW I would just buy one on eBay. :) :)
I can tell you assume everything thee need is purcasable. Ain't always the case. Someday you may wish thee had more practice with irreplacable parts. I simply like to make unsalvagable stuff usable. Not always the same function sometimes.
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Re: Center Point for Lathe Drive Center

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Thanks everyone.

The Center Point can be persuaded out from the backside. There is a very slight taper; about .008 measured with my cheap calipers and inexperienced hands.

The Drive Center is very soft - a couple passes with a 3 sided file removed the rolled over edges and another few cleaned up the backsides well enough for me.

The spurs do not need a cutting sharp edge - their function is similar to a flat head screw driver, not a knife.
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