Woodturning Live Centers - What Works What Does Not Work

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A short while ago, I had a conversation with another club member about live center options. He is an experienced turner, so the conversation was mutually beneficial.
Sometimes a new turner is constrained by how their lathe was initially equipped. That begs the question of where to go from this point. What to do when you do not want a point poking into your beautiful wood?
Some options include:
-removing the center point (if it comes out) but then it can get lost in wood shavings.
-padding the point with a coin.
-covering the live center with wood.
-purchasing a more capable live center. But then often the issues repeat themselves as projects come.
one upgraded live center has 3/4-10 threads and a cone accessory. Then
-perhaps a covering wood piece could be threaded to be secure when on.
-what about a dedicated cone center so you do not have to look for where the cone piece is hiding.
-how about a rubber stopper drilled to match that slips on but is still secure?
Another upgraded live center has 1-8 threads but no accessories.
-The threads match more lathe spindles as is. An inexpensive adapter covers more options.
-With matching threads, many other possibilities emerge. Limitless.
Enjoy.
p.s. If you would like a more in depth demonstration, please contact me for an IRD (Zoom Demo) on this or other topics.
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