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General Category => Tool tips & reviews => Topic started by: Tim Davies on March 27, 2011, 01:16:15 PM

Title: Live Tail centre
Post by: Tim Davies on March 27, 2011, 01:16:15 PM

Can anyone recommend a thin good quality live tail centre please.  The body of mine is about 35mm diam. and restricts access for small work (finials, chess pieces and the like).  MT 2 with good reliable bearings.

Title: Re: Live Tail centre
Post by: Dave Atkinson on March 28, 2011, 09:12:13 AM

Hi Tim

Axminster do a range of live centres - one is thin (22mm) and another has multi tips.  I have a similar version to teh multi tip and the small tip is very useful for the dort of work you describe

Cheers Dave

Title: Re: Live Tail centre
Post by: Tim Davies on March 28, 2011, 03:32:20 PM

Thanks Dave
I will have a look at them and perhaps ask Axminster to take one along to Daventry.
Tim

Title: Re: Live Tail centre
Post by: Andy Coates on March 28, 2011, 04:47:41 PM

The Axminster multi-tip is a good centre. I use mine a lot.

There are other options, the Oneway is a great centre, but pricey, and I know someone who swears by the Planet centres.

Title: Re: Live Tail centre
Post by: Tim Davies on April 10, 2011, 07:42:47 AM

Thanks for the advice Andy ( and everyone else).  I needed a small long centre without all the other bits and pieces.  I have finished up buying the Multistar mini centre.  It looks a fine piece of kit for small work.