Description of Oudtinx Heavy Duty Tailstock Center for Woodworking
Large live lathe center. 60-degree point. Huge live center for heavy duty workpieces. Ball bearing precision; turns smoothly. Cone is 2-1/2" by 1-11/16" overall diameter.
Using the tailstock center that came with the lathe, the rough workpiece came off the lathe twice and hit me in the face once. This center did not occur again, I expected it to arrive Monday evening and it did arrive Monday morning.
I use this tailstock for almost all of my woodturning work when I need support on the back of my work. I've hit it a few times with carbide tips to straighten the back of the stock and I haven't seen any damage to the tailstock yet. It cuts very well into the workpiece and holds it firmly. That being said, if you're not careful when using it, you can easily split what you're working on.