hi all this is a runing center i mad up sum time a go i needed a small ruining center and i had seen loads of ways to mack one so i made one i started off with a No2 Morse taper witch ones was a drill i cut the remains of the drill off then plasted it in to a No3 morse taper sleeve to fit in to the head of my lathe checked that it was ruining strate then i turned dawn Wat was left of the drill shank to 15mm i then put groves in it lent ways to help the air to escape when i silver solder the Bering holder on .then made up the Bering holder this was 25mm DI by 80mm long 20mm of the back was drilled out to fit the 15mm DI on the taper i then solderd it all up and once cool put it back in to the lathe and drest it up drilld out the center to fit the berings right pics
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