In my first post in Introductions, I asked for ideas on how to remove a rusted spur center from a drive spindle on a vintage Craftsman 12" Wood Lathe. I got some very good advice and implemented it with total success. Since my local auto parts store did not have Lock Ease, I got some PB Blaster and shot it in there. As advised, I whacked it harder and harder until I bent the meager rod I was using and I noticed that the spindle bearing was starting to come out of the seat. So I braced the spindle with a 1/2" drive deep socket against another 1/2" drive deep socket on the tailstock, which I snugged up tight. I got a more substantial rod and whacked it a couple more times and the spindle came right out. It was well rusted, and since I did not receive a face plate when I bought the lathe, that spur center may have been on there for decades. Now I can install the face plate and learn how to make a shallow bowl. Thanks to all of you who gave good advice and helped me to figure this out!
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Spur Center Removal
- Thread starter Scott Rousseau
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Well done. Be sure to tidy up the morse taper surfaces inside and out.
On to face plates... Do not use brittle screws like sheet rock screws. (I use stainless steel metal type screws, usually #12 or #14.) Four screws may be ok for what you will turn on this lathe, but think 6 or 8 going forward. Face plates like a flat surface. If your blank doesn't have one, make one.
Enough lecture. Go turn something.
On to face plates... Do not use brittle screws like sheet rock screws. (I use stainless steel metal type screws, usually #12 or #14.) Four screws may be ok for what you will turn on this lathe, but think 6 or 8 going forward. Face plates like a flat surface. If your blank doesn't have one, make one.
Enough lecture. Go turn something.
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Around the turn of the century Stewart Batty removed a stuck spur drive from one of our club lathes by using two wrenches.
One on the spindle and one on the spurs where it was square to the wrench.
I’ve used this several times since and I would use this method over hammering.
One on the spindle and one on the spurs where it was square to the wrench.
I’ve used this several times since and I would use this method over hammering.
Don't discount the spur center. I use it on 90% of my turnings. You can move the tailstock to get your blank centered and grain lined up. That's probably more important on live and natural edge bowls.