--- product_id: 179627078 title: "Woodworking MT2 Heavy Duty Live Tailstock Center" price: "169.82 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/179627078-woodworking-mt2-heavy-duty-live-tailstock-center store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # 2.5" x 1.69" heavy-duty cone 60° precision point Smooth ball bearing rotation Woodworking MT2 Heavy Duty Live Tailstock Center **Price:** 169.82 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ⚙️ Turn your craft into a masterpiece with precision and power! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Woodworking MT2 Heavy Duty Live Tailstock Center - **How much does it cost?** 169.82 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/179627078-woodworking-mt2-heavy-duty-live-tailstock-center) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Robust Steel Construction:** Built to last with premium steel, designed to withstand rigorous professional use. - • **Buttery Smooth Ball Bearings:** High-quality bearings deliver ultra-smooth rotation, minimizing vibration and maximizing control. - • **Tailstock Support That Works:** Ideal for tailstock end support, enhancing rigidity without the bulk of steady or following rests. - • **Precision 60° Live Center Point:** Optimized angle ensures perfect alignment and reduces chatter for flawless finishes. - • **Engineered for Heavy-Duty Mastery:** Massive 2.5" cone diameter supports your toughest workpieces with unwavering stability. ## Overview The Woodworking MT2 Heavy Duty Live Tailstock Center features a large 60-degree point and a substantial 2.5" by 1.69" cone diameter, engineered for heavy-duty lathe work. Equipped with precision ball bearings, it ensures smooth, balanced rotation to reduce chatter and improve workpiece stability. Crafted from durable steel, this live center is designed to provide reliable tailstock support for professional woodturners seeking enhanced control and finish quality. ## Description Heavy duty #2MT live tailstock center with a 60 degree point. 1.Huge live center for heavy duty workpieces.2. Cone is 2-1/2" long, by 1-11/16" diameter. This center is large and strong with precision bearings. It runs very true and is also well balanced and smooth for effective turning. Ideal to support your work at the tailstock end of your lathe. Review: Works great when you know how to use it. - I'm seeing a lot of reviews bashing this live-center about crunchy bearings and a soft tip, the one I got had buttery smooth turning. Lot of 1 star reviews about the tip, it looks like they're just pressing it into the workpiece as a forming tool, which will only mushroom the tip. It's meant to be soft, but most people use this product wrong; here's what you have to do use utilize this tool, for the new turners: • Use a center drill set, I have an Accusize center drill set( $24 on desertcart, amazing set. Just remember that you're not supposed to feed it into the workpiece at mach speed, that'll cause it to shatter/break. • drill a center hole how ever small or large you want in your piece, there's no way around this if you want to turn something that's sticking out too far from the chuck, this will pretty much eliminate chatter. • place your live center in the tail stock, bring it up to your work piece's center hole and apply moderate pressure. (Keep in mind, you aren't supposed to apply so much pressure that it bends the tail stock away from the piece, that's probably why you're hearing crunch bearings. It's not meant for that much pressure when you don't even need it anyways. you just want enough surface contact with the live-center's head to add rigidity to your workpiece's end. If you don't want to drill a hole in your workpiece, then you need one of two things: A steady rest or following rest. A stead rest can move where you put it on the ways and has 3 cylinders with bearings(Usually) that the workpiece rests on. The following rest bolts to your compound so it moves with your cutting tool, this only has only 2 cylinders or adjustable pieces that lightly press against your work piece's backside to remove chatter, bending and add rigidity. But be warned, both of these rests take up a lot of space, especially if you have a mini-lathe like me. The live center only needs a tiny hole to sit in at the end of the stock to work. The photos I added show what you need to do to properly use a live center. I used black marker on the tip to show where the pressure is supposed to be placed, it's not on the tip but just behind it. I've made my hole pretty big so yo guys could see it. Hope it helps for those who didn't know when they're starting out like me. Review: fit my ShopSmith - nice unit. fit my ShopSmith ## Features - Large live lathe center - 60-degree point - Huge live center for heavy duty workpieces - Ball bearing precision; turns smoothly - Cone is 2-1/2" by 1-11/16" overall diameter ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B07PBVLQLQ | | Batteries Included? | No | | Batteries Required? | No | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (943) | | Date First Available | March 4, 2019 | | Item Weight | 1.17 pounds | | Item model number | ousku_Met38 | | Manufacturer | Oudtinx | | Material | Steel | | Package Dimensions | 7.01 x 3.94 x 2.24 inches | | Part Number | ousku_Met38 | | Size | MT2 | ## Images ![Woodworking MT2 Heavy Duty Live Tailstock Center - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511+XG1QDtL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Size** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great when you know how to use it. *by A***A on January 8, 2025* I'm seeing a lot of reviews bashing this live-center about crunchy bearings and a soft tip, the one I got had buttery smooth turning. Lot of 1 star reviews about the tip, it looks like they're just pressing it into the workpiece as a forming tool, which will only mushroom the tip. It's meant to be soft, but most people use this product wrong; here's what you have to do use utilize this tool, for the new turners: • Use a center drill set, I have an Accusize center drill set( $24 on amazon, amazing set. Just remember that you're not supposed to feed it into the workpiece at mach speed, that'll cause it to shatter/break. • drill a center hole how ever small or large you want in your piece, there's no way around this if you want to turn something that's sticking out too far from the chuck, this will pretty much eliminate chatter. • place your live center in the tail stock, bring it up to your work piece's center hole and apply moderate pressure. (Keep in mind, you aren't supposed to apply so much pressure that it bends the tail stock away from the piece, that's probably why you're hearing crunch bearings. It's not meant for that much pressure when you don't even need it anyways. you just want enough surface contact with the live-center's head to add rigidity to your workpiece's end. If you don't want to drill a hole in your workpiece, then you need one of two things: A steady rest or following rest. A stead rest can move where you put it on the ways and has 3 cylinders with bearings(Usually) that the workpiece rests on. The following rest bolts to your compound so it moves with your cutting tool, this only has only 2 cylinders or adjustable pieces that lightly press against your work piece's backside to remove chatter, bending and add rigidity. But be warned, both of these rests take up a lot of space, especially if you have a mini-lathe like me. The live center only needs a tiny hole to sit in at the end of the stock to work. The photos I added show what you need to do to properly use a live center. I used black marker on the tip to show where the pressure is supposed to be placed, it's not on the tip but just behind it. I've made my hole pretty big so yo guys could see it. Hope it helps for those who didn't know when they're starting out like me. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ fit my ShopSmith *by J***K on November 19, 2025* nice unit. fit my ShopSmith ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works good *by B***7 on February 22, 2026* On the large size but preformed good. ## Frequently Bought Together - Oudtinx Woodworking MT2 Heavy Duty Live Tailstock Center - WEN LA164K 5/8-Inch Keyed Drill Chuck with MT2 Arbor Taper. - POWERTEC Plastic Center Finder Tool for 8 inch Square, Round, Octagon and 5-3/4 inch Hexagon, Measuring Tools for Dowels Drilling on Drill Press, Wood Lathe, Woodworking, Carpenter (71080) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/179627078-woodworking-mt2-heavy-duty-live-tailstock-center](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/179627078-woodworking-mt2-heavy-duty-live-tailstock-center) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-18*