I posted this on the other topic forum because I didn't see this one at first. Sorry for the double post.
I had a Powermatic 45 given to me with no instruction on how to use it. I was messing around with it today but I didn't get very far.
I don't get how the tailstock is supposed to work. I would think that it should still spin after you crank it down, but it doesn't. I think this is called a dead center, but I don't know what you would use it for.
After looking around online, it looks like I need a live center, but there's all different sizes. How do I figure out which one I need?
Any other tips or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Joe
I had a Powermatic 45 given to me with no instruction on how to use it. I was messing around with it today but I didn't get very far.
I don't get how the tailstock is supposed to work. I would think that it should still spin after you crank it down, but it doesn't. I think this is called a dead center, but I don't know what you would use it for.
After looking around online, it looks like I need a live center, but there's all different sizes. How do I figure out which one I need?
Any other tips or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Joe