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Lathe Dog, 20 mm 

Lathe Dog, 20 mm
  • Straight tail lathe dog
  • 20 mm (0.79") workpiece capacity
  • Secure lathe dog rotation with lathe dog driver
Part Number: 4473
Weight: 0.41 lb

Price: $6.95

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Lathe dog for the mini lathe.

Use a lathe dog to drive the work when you are turning between centers.

This lathe dog has a workpiece capacity of 20 mm (0.79").

Secure lathe dog rotation with lathe dog driver.

Chris Chris' Tips
The photo shows how to use a lathe dog and drive pin with the mini lathe.


Lathe dogs are the perfect solution for turning between centers. (That's where you mount a dead center in the headstock and another center -- usually a live center -- in the tailstock. You then mount the workpiece, which has a small divot machined into each end, between the centers.) To drive the workpiece, you place a lathe dog on it; the lathe dog is pushed around by a driver pin screwed in to a faceplate or the spindle, as shown above.

Sounds complicated, right? So why turn between centers instead of just chucking your workpiece?

  • It's very concentric, accurate (less runout than a chuck), and repeatable. That means you can remove your workpiece, measure it, test it, even flip it end for end -- and then put it right back on center.
  • Because of this accuracy, it's easier to blend cuts that you make from both ends.
  • It's easier for long or irregular workpieces that don't easily fit in a chuck.
  • By offsetting the tailstock, you can accurately turn tapers.