Live Center: Taper Shank, 6-9/16" Head Dia MPN:55107

Live Centers with taper shanks are versatile and popular among metalworking professionals, especially lathe operators. The live center is used as an alignment tool between the lathe chuck and other workholding devices or to provide support during turning operations without damaging the material's integrity due to its conical shape following the spindle tapers which allows easy placement against shoulder-turned parts. Furthermore, this Live Center simplifies changing from roughing to finishing with one setup reducing turnaround time significantly improving productivity while providing a better finish on turned pieces. Overall it's an essential part of any lathe machine helping make operations smooth and efficient.