December 17, 200718 yr I always am turning a chunk of pipe or something with a big hole in it and needed a bull nose center. I don't like to buy anything i can make so i made one with 2 bearings from the farm store and a couple chunks of steel. First i turned an arbor with a #2MT on it then turned it to fit the bearing bore. Then i turned the nose taper then bored the hole for the bearing OD. Works great on a chunk of rusty 2" black pipe. And it was only 20 bucks and some time...Bob
March 23, 200917 yr Bob, Usually a live bull nose is made for the tail stock. Did you change the taper on it after you were done? Jay
March 23, 200917 yr Author Jay, It is in the tailstock. The first pic i have the #2 MT in a #3 MT sleeve to hold it in my headstock while working on it....Bob
March 24, 200917 yr Bob I was in a hurry didn't notice you were showing it in action with a tube getting cut. It is a nice job. I got lucky on the last lathe I bought. I almost got more tooling than lathe. Take care Jay
March 24, 200917 yr I need one of those soooooo bad! thanks for the post/inspiration!!!! Oh, buy the way looks great!
March 24, 200917 yr Neat project! I could use one of those for my HF Mini. I'm just not sure I could get the taper accurate enough. Can you buy tapers somewhere to use as a starter for projects like this?? I supposed, on the other hand, by T&E, I could get the taper right. It would just take longer and that fits right in to my POA as a rule :D
March 25, 200917 yr Author I have used some old tapered drill bits for projects. Just wack off the bit and weld a chunk of steel then turn it to suit. I will be turning some #2 MT blanks soon i can make extra ones while i am set up...Bob
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