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Steb Drives

hawkeyefxr

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I though i would look into getting a Steb Drive, i chose this one below as i liked the price £11.00, Inc VAT & Delivery!
I have not tried it yet but i plan to tomorrow, what i can say is those sharks teeth are damn sharp! i may well get the tailstock one as well as it is only a 1/2 inch diameter.

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Penpal

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Watching a production turner using one they virtually halve the time between replacing turnings on the run. Even as a darn good drive they are great value IMHO having used different sizes for many years one size does not fit all.

Peter.
 

wm460

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what i can say is those sharks teeth are damn sharp! i may well get the tailstock one as well as it is only a 1/2 inch diameter.

You will have fun with it. :thumbs:

I found out how sharp they are on my short bed lathe, I had just taken some thing off the lathe, spun around then claret was gripping every where.
I have wanted a swing away tail stock ever since, only problem it will be near $1000.00 to get one here.:sob:
 

fortress

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Looks good Ken, I haven't got one but would like one, is that one called a Steb drive or something else, what I mean is, is that a copy? And, where did you get it from? Thank you please. :thumbs:
 

Dalboy

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I have the drive and revolving centres I use them quite a bit I got mine from HERE which is a copy of the steb centre
 

hawkeyefxr

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Yep thats where i got mine. I used it today and it is far better that the drive that came with the lathe, none of that whacking the drive into the wood.
I do think they should be called Stab Drives, yep went to get it from the small tool holder at the rear of my lathe and stabbed the tip of my finger on it, it's still good though.
 

fingwe

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I've been looking at these for a while, wondering whether to get one. I need a smaller one though, anyone any idea where to get a half inch one in a MT2 at a decent price?
 

fortress

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I have just ordered a live and dead centre from the link Ken and Derek supplied, I could be talking rubbish but I think the trade name "steb" belongs to Robert Sorby. I have bought "Crown" drives. :thumbs:
 

hawkeyefxr

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I have just ordered a live and dead centre from the link Ken and Derek supplied, I could be talking rubbish but I think the trade name "steb" belongs to Robert Sorby. I have bought "Crown" drives. :thumbs:

I was going to order a half incheck tailstock one , then I saw the three eights one, now I want them both lol. Need to sit back and think.
 

Themackay

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I find this the cheapest place to get the real ones
Turnerstoolbox

I have just ordered some for our woodturning club and a couple of members.Ibought one of the cheap revolving ones it works ok but the bearings have developed a whine after not to much use also on facebook last week someone managed to snap a MT2 9cheap one)revolvingcenter you get what you pay for as they say
 
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