Puzzling. Another common problem I have so far escaped. Harry, are you
seating your work by rapping it into the center with the center mounted to
the lathe? I don't think that it's a good practice.

Best, in my experience, is to make cuts on the bandsaw or with a chisel to
seat the spurs, second best is to remove the center and use a few mallet
taps to split the piece ... I mean seat the spurs in their self-made
recesses.

If things haven't moved already, might I suggest you take care of cosmoline
("first time") and / or corrosion first by running some light oil or WD 40
into the area before you try to unseat with a rap, followed by a strap
wrench or pipe wrench. Even there, you want a sharp initial attempt, like
rapping the end of the handle smartly, not a slow torquing.


"Leif Thorvaldson" wrote in message
...
I have used a small pipe wrench on them. Just needed to break the "seal"
and it popped out! You can use a tape wrap around it to eliminate any
teeth
marks from the wrench. That'll save your ice for better things! *G*

Leif
"Harry Sanders" wrote in message
om...
I have owned a Jet 1236 lathe for about 2 years and for the first time
today I tried to remove the spur center so I could install a Nova
chuck which I just purchased. The spur center refuses to budge. I have
pushed the drift rod as hard as I can, tapped it with a mallet and hit
it considerably harder than a tap with the mallet to no avail. I have
also put oil around the spur center and have the threaded index pin in
place but nothing seems to help. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Harry Sanders