Two things which, depending on your own turning work, are pretty useful
about it that I like ...

1) The serrations. They don't mark your work as much or as deep. They don't
want to split your turning as much as a 4 or 2 spur drive. They work pretty
well on uneven surfaces where maybe only half of the serrations are actually
touching wood. You'll get several serrations digging in to drive the wood
around instead of maybe just 1 spur on a 2-spur drive.

2) The spring-loaded center point. You can back off the tailstock pressure
on a spinning piece a little (with the lathe still running) and the center
of the stebcentre will still keep contact with the wood but the serrations
won't. The wood will stop spinning but still be caught between the centers
while the lathe is still running. This way, you can quickly check your work
without having to turn the lathe on/off as much. This helps with production
turning as well. You can just keep the lathe running while mounting and
replacing work as you want.

- Andrew



"PMarks1694" wrote in message
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What is the advantage og the stebcentre.