Using a crappy lathe


wtnhighlander

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I am making my first attempt at turning a simple tool handle. I am using an old Craftsman lathe that a co-worker gave me, just to get it out if his basement. It is one of those cheap styles with a tube bed. The tail stock has a "dead" center. My problem is that if I tighten the tail stock enough to keep the drive center from slipping, it bogs the motor down. I tried filing the burrs on the drive center to be sharper, but they still slip easily. Is there some trick I am missing, to mount the work piece solidly?

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