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Centres

Headstock and tailstock centres come in a number of different forms:
  • Dead center - A centre that does not rotate; commonly found on the tailstock of a lathe.
  • Half male centre - A dead center that has a portion of the 60 degree cone cut away.
  • Live centre - A centre that revolves with the work, for example the ball bearing type tailstock centre.
See also: Lathes.