Well, tried the MT2 long nose in the adapter today.
It works but there's more runout than I'd like. Used the cheap MT3 live center for the second stick and it worked better, even if the tailstock has to be extended to almost 90mm, so I'll stick with that unless I need to get a thinner stick.
That said, I remembered that Sorby also makes a live version of their stebcenter so I ordered one to use with another adapter and see how that works, to get a good grip without too much pressure (which bends the stick and creates a bit of chatter and spiral away from the ends).
Today's result.
Swarf City.
It works but there's more runout than I'd like. Used the cheap MT3 live center for the second stick and it worked better, even if the tailstock has to be extended to almost 90mm, so I'll stick with that unless I need to get a thinner stick.
That said, I remembered that Sorby also makes a live version of their stebcenter so I ordered one to use with another adapter and see how that works, to get a good grip without too much pressure (which bends the stick and creates a bit of chatter and spiral away from the ends).
Today's result.
Swarf City.