live centre

/ laɪv /

noun

1. a conically pointed rod mounted in the headstock of a lathe that locates and turns with the workpiece Compare dead centre

Example Sentences

Here it may be added that it will not materially aid the holding of the work true at the live centre end, by placing it on the live centre and then tightening the universal chuck jaws on it, because the pressure of those jaws will spring it away to some extent from the live centres.

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But even in this case the weight of the work will aid to spring it, and relieve it from contact with the live centre.

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But these are merely makeshifts involving extra labor and not producing the best of results, because the radial face is difficult to keep properly lubricated, and the work is apt to become loose on the live centre.

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Hence it is simply necessary to place one end of the work in the live centre, with a work driver attached in the usual manner; to select a coned hole of suitable size; to move the frame a along the lathe bed until it supports the overhanging end of the work in a suitably sized coned hole without allowing the work any end motion, and to then fasten the frame a to the lathe bed, and the work will be ready to operate on.

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The advantages of this device are that the pin shown at g in the sectional view holds the conical hole true, and thus saves all need of adjustment and liability to error, nor will the work be sprung out of true, furthermore the tool feed may traverse back and forth, without pulling the work off the live centre.

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