LCENTLT2X Live Tailstock Center Cup & Pt. #2MT

It works like is should.

I had always turned wood with a dead center and thought to myself that I would love to have a live center. It does the job nicely and has all the accuracy that I need for my occasional turning.

I got this to use on my Shopsmith Lathe becuase the Shopsmith brand live center is way more expensive. I've used it several times and it has performed well. I was having issues with my dead center burning the end of the wood as it turned and this eliminated that. However, one thing I noticed is how "fat" the spike is on the center itself. This makes it a bit harder to get it to stick into the wood. Overall it is a very nice live center for the price.

Penn state is always Great value, great quality

Real good qualityGreat fit in my Rockwell 46-140 (11”) wood lathe which has a #1MT tail stock dead center that burn smokes the wood your turning. Not anymore with this live center!

The tailstock was purchased to replace one that had been abused by high school students. This seems to be a good one.

I built a spring pole lathe and bought two of these live cup centers to provide easy, smooth action. My lathe works great, and so far I have not had any problems at all with seizing, wobbling, noise or any other center-related issues. Both centers I received are exactly as pictured/listed here, the bearings work like a charm, and I have been 100% satisfied with their performance.

I purchased this live center to replace my old one which wobbles a tiny bit when it spins, but the only problem is that the new one wobbles just as much! The product contains moving parts which could easily be damaged even on light impact, and unfortunately it wasn't packaged very well for shipping. The item itself is only packed in a little, thin plastic case about 4-5 inches long with a tiny foam pad at the tip. This was placed in the corner of a cardboard box about 12 inches long along with a little book I ordered. 3 sealed air bags were placed on top of these items in that box. That heavy little live center placed in the corner of that box with little protection probably saw more than it's fair share of hard knocks during shipping so I can't entirely blame the product itself. I opted for a return instead of a replacement because I didn't want to deal with the hassel of packing it up, waiting for it to be inspected, then waiting for a new one to ship all while hoping the replacement would be good, with the possibility of having to do it all over again. If I had more samples and they were all bad then I would give it 1 star. But since I really don't know if it's the product itself or just improper packing, I gave it a neutral 3 stars. The one good thing I can say about this product is that the point or spike is shaped so that I could apply much more pressure with the tailstock without cracking or spliting any small wood pieces when I was trying it out. Anything other than light pressure from my old Jet live center was highly likely to crack small pieces.

Handy to have when turning softer wood where you don't want the sharp single point center digging in.

Buen producto y calidad

As described.

Works great

great ! fit the lathe perfectly and well impressed!