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boxfan willy
03-08-2011, 10:57 AM
Found these on ebay cheaper than I have ever seen them. Had to get two for myself.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150573773415

holla
Greymatter Glass
03-08-2011, 02:56 PM
you ever check little machine shop? Found some good deals through them on stuff for my 7x10
CoyleCondenser
03-08-2011, 05:03 PM
How is this used?
l33t:weasel
03-08-2011, 05:23 PM
how much better are these than just finding a drill-bit with a good point?
Greymatter Glass
03-08-2011, 07:56 PM
they're for a machine lathe, for turning metal - not glass.
ModderXtr
03-08-2011, 10:00 PM
they're for a machine lathe, for turning metal - not glass.

It could work for wood too, but yeah...:o: not for glass.
boxfan willy
03-08-2011, 10:12 PM
Dead Point centers are normally used in the tail stock of machine lathes to center/support low tolerance work. I have used these, in conjunction with a dial indicator, for truing my lathes. You can rock your X,Y and throw out.
CoyleCondenser
03-08-2011, 10:36 PM
A machine lathe, huh? Sounds like a good tool to have at your disposal, do you machine graphite with it also?
Greymatter Glass
03-09-2011, 08:30 AM
yep. Makes a huge mess... turning anything makes a mess. Graphite makes a bigger mess. :)
Lucius Emanuel
03-09-2011, 10:18 AM
How is this used?

they also make a great bowl push...
l33t:weasel
03-09-2011, 11:50 AM
when useing these to tru a lathe, how much nicer is it to work with than for example two piloted drill bits?