Live Centers
What is a Live Center? A live center is a precision workholding device that mounts in the lathe tailstock and supports the end of a rotating workpiece. Internal bearings let the point revolve with the part, which eliminates the friction, heat, and galling you get from a solid, non-rotating dead center. A live center is […]
Dead Centers
What is a Dead Center? A dead center is a hardened, one-piece point that holds the end of a part during turning, grinding, or inspection. The center itself stays still; the workpiece rotates against it. The term refers to the function, not the location — a dead center can sit in a tailstock and still […]