---
product_id: 179627078
title: "Woodworking MT2 Heavy Duty Live Tailstock Center"
brand: "oudtinx"
price: "€ 45.51"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
category: "Oudtinx"
url: https://www.desertcart.nl/products/179627078-woodworking-mt2-heavy-duty-live-tailstock-center
store_origin: NL
region: Netherlands
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# Smooth ball bearing rotation 2.5" x 1.69" heavy-duty cone 60° precision point Woodworking MT2 Heavy Duty Live Tailstock Center

**Brand:** oudtinx
**Price:** € 45.51
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚙️ Turn your projects into precision masterpieces with unstoppable smoothness!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Woodworking MT2 Heavy Duty Live Tailstock Center by oudtinx
- **How much does it cost?** € 45.51 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/179627078-woodworking-mt2-heavy-duty-live-tailstock-center)

## Best For

- oudtinx enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted oudtinx brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Effortless Smoothness:** High-grade ball bearings deliver silky rotation, reducing wear and boosting efficiency.
- • **Perfect Fit for Pro Lathes:** MT2 taper design seamlessly integrates with your lathe, including ShopSmith compatibility.
- • **Precision That Never Wavers:** 60-degree live center point ensures exact alignment for flawless turning every time.
- • **Built to Last, Built to Perform:** Robust steel construction withstands rigorous shop environments and heavy use.
- • **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, true rotation and reliable support for demanding turning tasks. Crafted from durable steel and designed with an MT2 taper, it fits professional lathes including ShopSmith models, making it an essential tool for serious woodworkers seeking accuracy and longevity.

## 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: Good tool - worked as expected - good quality
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 | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (927) |
| 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)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good tool
*by M***L on August 11, 2025*

worked as expected - good quality

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ fit my ShopSmith
*by J***K on November 19, 2025*

nice unit. fit my ShopSmith

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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.

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*Store origin: NL*
*Last updated: 2026-02-26*