I just bought PSI's three-wheel buffing system and a heavy-duty 60-degree live center for the tailstock. When I advance the tailstock it looks like the point of the live center is what makes contact inside the dimple on the end of the buffing system shaft. Is this correct? I'm new to turning but I would have thought that the live center would make contact around the entire circumference of the dimple. Instead, there's a noticeable gap.
If I use the buffers as is eventually I suspect this will damage the live center point but I don't know if this is a bad thing or not. Is the point itself that important (i.e., MUST it come to a sharp point) or is the area behind the point what's important? In other words, is the 60-degree shape so the live center can automatically center in and support a variable range of workpiece diameters?
For any Zen masters out there: is the point pointless? (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)
If I use the buffers as is eventually I suspect this will damage the live center point but I don't know if this is a bad thing or not. Is the point itself that important (i.e., MUST it come to a sharp point) or is the area behind the point what's important? In other words, is the 60-degree shape so the live center can automatically center in and support a variable range of workpiece diameters?
For any Zen masters out there: is the point pointless? (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)