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May be handy if you are using it for mitre cuts Myself I just lower the blade until it is just above the workpiece and slide that along until my mark is under the blade Just it has been done since a powered sawing machine was invented. Never needed more than the 2 hands I was given. regards Please login to post a reply. '); AdButler.ads.push({ handler: function(opt) { AdButler.register(154425, 176021, [300, 250], 'placement_176021_' + opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc176021++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedbyadbutler.com'} }); Magazine Locator Want the latest issue of Model Engineer ...

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Another way to avoid ‘burning up’ your dead centre is to use a carbide one.�� The centre is there to support the part, not squeeze it between the chuck and tailstock in an attempt to distort the part! It’s not likely doing the lathe spindle bearings any good either. Anneal the bolt? A better, sharper cutter? With a revolving centre I wind it in until it revolves with the work, plus a tiny bit extra but not so much as to heavily load the lathe bearings. You will be cutting axially, not radially, most of the time, so cutting pressure should be towards the chuck. Radial cuts are ...