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nllaeder
12-30-2009, 11:15 AM
There are a few on Ebay right now.
cjacobus1
12-30-2009, 11:21 AM
Is it the spur center you need? Part "A" in this image?
http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/catalog/images/LatheCenters.jpg
You might want to contact Skip Campbell. He's the 10ER guru that runs the 10ER yahoo group. He might have an extra and it would be a local pickup. At least I'm pretty sure he's in the Dallas / Ft. Worth area.
Yes, I need part "A", but it's not for a 10ER it's for a 500 (they may be the same, however).
ChuckJ
heathicus
12-30-2009, 11:48 AM
Yes, I need part "A", but it's not for a 10ER it's for a 500 (they may be the same, however).
ChuckJ
Yep, they're pretty much the same. The only difference I can tell between the one that came with my ER and the one that came with my Mk V 500 is that the ER's is shiny and the MK V's is black.
greitz
12-30-2009, 12:10 PM
As an alternative, you can get a Shopsmith Safe Driver from oneway (http://oneway.ca/spindle/safe_drivers.htm). No spurs- it drives the wood by pressure between the headstock and tailstock. Iif you get a catch, the wood just stops spinning, so it's safer for us rookies.
Gary
bobgroh
12-30-2009, 12:40 PM
As an alternative, you can get a Shopsmith Safe Driver from oneway (http://oneway.ca/spindle/safe_drivers.htm). No spurs- it drives the wood by pressure between the headstock and tailstock. Iif you get a catch, the wood just stops spinning, so it's safer for us rookies.
Gary
I didn't realize that OneWay had all those parts and pieces for lathe's! Very interesting. As a correction, the link is missing a few pieces to work well:
OneWay Safe Drivers (http://www.oneway.ca/spindle/safe_drivers.htm)
Very cool site! I have got to get me one of those Talon chucks for my 510!
cjacobus1
12-30-2009, 01:40 PM
There are a few on Ebay right now.
Thanks, one more posted since I checked.
ChuckJ
heathicus
01-01-2010, 06:28 PM
cjacobus1, I was cleaning up and rearranging my shop today and realized I have one more lathe drive center than I thought I did. If you still need one and will cover the shipping costs, I'll send it to you. Just PM me your address.