Extension Sleeve with External and Internal Morse Taper MT2 to MT2, Precision Version, 30mm Diameter X 175mm Length, Heavy Duty Woodworking Lathe Tailstock Live Center Crown, Drill Tool

I'm a novice on the wood lathe but found out real quick that when trying to turn a bowl, I need some extra room between the tailstock and the bowl. It was just too close when trying to get my chisel oriented so I could start taking out what would become the inside of the bowl. Saw a video where there was some kind of extension being used that alleviated that problem. Researched it and found this MT2 (morse taper #2) and bought it. It just slips right in to your existing morse taper and gives you several inches of extension. This I slipped my live center into the extension and now I had the clearance I was needing. I checked it for trueness and everything seems fine. It fit the bill for me.

Great piece. Solid for live center applications.

Item arrived on time & well-packaged. Item as described, but as others have commented, the "removal" slot is set too far back to easily be used for removing any tool inserted in the end; in my case it was about 3/8" too far back for my live center. To get around this, I used a 1/4" round file in a drill to slowly eat away at the slot on one side, eventually (30-45 minutes) elongating the slot by almost 1/2" (see pict-1). Then when the live center was inserted, about 1/8" of it was accessible for easily knocking it loose for removal (see green tip, pict-2). This modification could also be done with a small file; would just take a bit longer. NOTE: you need only elongate one slot on one side of the extension, not both slots.

It fits. It added 4 inches to my tail stock travel. The slot in the extension was too far back for me to eject my Harvey lathe's live center from the extension. So I had an older live center which had a slightly longer MT2 taper which fit into the extension with it's end visible in the extraction slot. Fit and finish is well made.

Great fit and works well as an extender for my wood lathe.

Only reason give this one star is the material seems to be good quality steel but the slots are cut so far back its impossible to remove a regular live center with a shank around 3" and bottoms out in the taper about 2 1/4 ". The slots are cut around 2 3/4 " and above you need a bent rod to insert it and tap out the live center as with mine the rear shank of my live center is hollow making it jut about impossible to get it back out without damage. I suppose if you want to dedicate a center to this it does give the added reach. I'm sending it back!

Well packaged with oil in plastic sleeve. Fits great into tail stock and live center fits well.

Needed a tail stock extension and this one was perfect. It fit and works as expected.