Thanks. That's what I had assumed, but I was a bit confused due to the
conflicting information available.
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On 3/18/07, Charles E. Kinzer <ckinzer@...> wrote:
A "rolling center" is actually the more technically correct name for what
is commonly called a "live center".
This topic can almost lead to blows between people it seems.
And to throw gasoline on that fire, one can point out that, technically,
what we call a "dead center", if mounted in the spindle, would then be a
"live center" because it is rotating with the workpiece.
But it is now common practice to call one with ball bearings "live" and
the ones that are a solid piece "dead" and that is pretty common terminology
in catalogs, too. But you will occasionally see "rolling center" used.
Chuck K.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Payson
To: 7x12minilathe@...
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 2:43 PM
Subject: [SPAM] [7x12minilathe] Homier Mini Lathe questions
According to the Homier 7x12 product info page, it includes something
called
a "rolling center". Is that a fancy name for a live center, or is it
something else? According to the mini-lathe.com homier lathe review
page, it
doesn't include a live center, and one isn't shown in the website photo.
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lathes.
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