hday90 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I recently bought a used lathe and I pretty sure its generic because I don't see a brand. at the moment the headstock is a 4 tooth bit but Id like to use a 5/8 mandrel for turning duck calls. I have been trying to read everything that I can but im not finding a solid answer. any help would be greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Could you post pictures? Is it a drive center that looks like this? All you should have to do is get 5/8" mandrel with the correct Morse taper for your lathe ('probably' a MT2, but it could be MT1). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hday90 Posted April 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 yeah that's what it looks like. ill have to open up the lathe tonight and see how its attached but ill take some pictures while im there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Cool. That drive center is a tapered piece that just fits with friction. Most lathes have a hole that runs all the way through the headstock, so if you can't get it out easily you may be able to slide a bar in from the back side and tap it out that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hday90 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 These are the pics of the lathe. So if i purchased just a mandrel it would go in just like the peice i have and that would be the only part i would need to purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 It's hard to tell for sure, but that looks like it may be threaded on and possibly not a morse taper. I'd take that drive spur off first to make sure what it is you're dealing with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hday90 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 So it is threaded on. If i were to keep that bar what would my options be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Honestly, I'm not sure. I'm not familiar with duck call mandrels, but maybe they make one that can thread on to the spindle? Or maybe they make one that works with a Jacobs or 4 jaw chuck that you can get for the threaded mandrel? I'm sure there's at least one message board out there dedicated to duck calls where someone can help. You might try the Woodturning and WoodChuckers groups on Facebook. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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