I bought a MT5 dead center. Now I won't have to use the MT5 to MT3 sleeve when turing between centers.
Man I didn't even think about that. Will have to check next day off.
+1, except I bought a Riten center. OTOH, it's still good for larger work and I can always use a straight dog and a bolt in the faceplate.I tried that once, unfortunately it didn't work for me though. The MT5 center stuck out too much so my drive dogs wouldn't reach my faceplate. I didn't want to go through the hassle of modifying all my dogs so I just went back to using the sleeve & a MT3....
While we are on the topic of centers: What are your thoughts on live centers vs regular? Do you lose accuracy from the bearings in a live center? Who makes a good live center (brand or source)?
And: How do you grip a center to resharpen it?
Check this out!
Robert