Axminster m950 drive centre

[supergoose]

Hi,

Recently acquired an axminster m950, and in my haste to try it out I purchased a 2mt drive centre from axminster.

Upon trying to use it, it fits the tailstock,not the headstock- it's far too big.

The manual says the spindle is 1 inch, 8 tpi, 2mt taper- and that the tailstock barrel is 2mt which is why I assumed it would fit either end. I realise now that the manual describes the spindle, rather than the tooling that the spindle will accept.

What do I actually need to do to use this lathe for spindle work? The manual is fairly light on any detail, and I can't see any type of tooling that fits on the current spindle that would accept another 2mt tool?

Many thanks in advance

 

[Richard_C]

Do you have a chuck on the lathe and did you take it off before trying the 2MT drive centre?

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

My Axminster arrived with the face plate fitted.
It will be 75mm diameter with 4 to 6 holes in

 

[supergoose]

I removed the face plate. The headstock is now just the spindle which has the hex shank followed by a one inch screw thread. The hole in the part with the screw thread is around half the diameter of the tailstock.

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

Sounds like a number one morse taper.
Can you get a photo with a mm rule showing the dimensions of the hole, After Christmas I will measure a 1mt live centre and a 2mt live centre I have here
Ok won’t be nasa standard but it should point you in the right direction.
I am in titchfield so I can’t even say pop round, borrow a 1mt to try
Ok as it’s Christmas and I am a softie post the pic, I will look as soon as I can. Maybe even LEND you a 1 mt drive centre to try
That way you get to play,

 

[Katomi woodsmith]

As you are new here do not post your postal address in these areas
Send me a pm... in fact I will pm you
Ok pm sent

 

[Davegree]

I had a 950 and it was 2mt both ends. There isn’t a mt2 to mt1 adaptor is the headstock spindle, is there?