Live Tail Center Cups

The Live Tail Center Cup that I purchased from Christian Burchard when he was in Seattle is made by F.H. Weiss Engineering Services. The cup center shown below has a machined recess that accepts a replaceable hardwood plug insert that can be shaped to fit your specific needs. For example, cone point shapes, or a concave recess, or just a flat face with attached sandpaper can be useful. A plug with a larger attached face disk may be used for off center turning.

The LTC (Live Tail Center) Cup with 1-1/2 inchd Diameter x 1-1/2 inch Plug.

LTC-1 is for lathes with a #1 Morse taper. They have a 1-1/4 inch diameter by 1 inch deep cup. The 2X is for lathes with a #2 Morse Taper and has a 1-1/2 inch diameter by one inch deep cup. The LTC-3 is for lathes with a #3 Morse Taper, and also has a 1-1/2 inch diameter by 1-1/2 inch deep cup.

They have improved their LTC series again. For Heavy duty or rough service they now offer a model with a metal shield protecting the rubber bearing seal in the back of the unit. The cost to the customer is an extra $15.00. They say that they have never had a failed seal or bearing so far, but they thought the shield would provide extra protection in industrial service.

Folker is no longer able to work and produce these tools. If you get a chance to pick up one of them thank Folker for producing the tools.

The New TCC (Tail Center Cup) Adapter

The TCC is an adapter to fit the standard ¾-10 threaded end of the Oneway live tail center. It is intended for use by owners of Oneway lathes who received a live tail center with their lathe, and for those turners who already use a Oneway live tail center, purchased separately.

For Oneway live center details see the website http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com and also http://www.oneway.on.ca

The big advantage of this tool, shown on the left side of the photo in front of the Oneway tool on the right, is its lower price of $35.00, including shipping within the continental USA, and with a 1-1/2-inch Diameter x 1-1/2-inch wooden plug as shown.

A small part of the inside of the cup is lightly knurled, to help hold the plugs.