I agree with Leo.

This might a good place to suggest an old dodge re headstocks & Morse
tapers. Some cheaper lathe 1X8 spindles with
#2MT don't have much meat to prevent being deformed by a catch on a
heavy blank. Like the old ad that "motor oil is motor oil" being risky,
so is the proposition that "spindle steel is spindle steel".

As usual, I digress and meant to suggest inserting a #2MT plug to
strengthen the spindle when turning a heavy blank on a faceplate. The
plug can be cobbled from a worn out drill bit with MT shaft, usually
free for the asking, if accompanied with a small turning, at local
machine shops.

HTH (hope this helps)


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