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Driver, Lathe Dog, M8 

Driver, Lathe Dog, M8
  • Lathe Dog Driving Pin
  • For lathes with 100 mm (4") chuck mounting flanges
  • Fits M8 bolt holes
Part Number: 4477
Weight: 0.06 lb

Price: $2.95

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M8 lathe dog driver acts as a holding pin when using a lathe dog that has a straight tail. Bolt into 100 mm (4") faceplates that have M8 mounting holes.
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.

Compatibility

This product works with lathes with a 100 mm flange chuck mount including:

  •   Northern Tool 49656 KLUTCH 7x12 Mini Lathe
  •   Big Dog BD-0618Ax300 7x14 Mini Lathe
  •   Big Dog BD-0618x300 7x14 Mini Lathe
  •   LittleMachineShop.com 7450 HiTorque 7x16 Mini Lathe
  •   LittleMachineShop.com 5200 HiTorque 7x16 Mini Lathe
  •   LittleMachineShop.com 7350 HiTorque 7x16 Mini Lathe
  •   LittleMachineShop.com 5100 HiTorque 7x16 Mini Lathe
  •   MX-8x14 Preenex (and others) 8x14 Lathe
  •   Harbor Freight 44859 Central Machinery 8x12 Precision Mini Lathe
  •   Grizzly G0768 8x16 Benchtop Lathe
  •   LittleMachineShop.com 3536 HiTorque 8.5x16 Bench Lathe
  •   SIEG SC4 8.5x16 Bench Lathe
  •   SIEG C4 8.5x16 Bench Lathe
  •   Travers Tools OT218410 OTMT 8x16 Bench Lathe
  •   LittleMachineShop.com 3540 HiTorque 8.5x20 Bench Lathe
  •   LittleMachineShop.com 3595 HiTorque 8.5x20 Deluxe Bench Lathe
  •   LittleMachineShop.com 7500 HiTorque 8.5x20 Bench Lathe
  •   LittleMachineShop.com 7550 HiTorque 8.5x20 Deluxe Bench Lathe