brass end on knockout bar

[Ed Hall]

hi y'all
just got a new-to-me lathe and i noticed a 300 savage casing taped the the end of the knockout bar ...
why ?

thx

 

[Richard Coers]

Some people don't like striking steel on steel

https://powermatic.com/powermatic-deluxe-knockout-bar-with-brass-tip

 

[Larry Copas]

Steel can bung up the end of MT when you knock it out. Of course to do that, you have to hit it really hard. I made a new knock out bar for my lathe and added a bit of brass (brazing rod) to the end for that reason.

 

[Ed Hall]

ok absolutely reasonable so i need to braze then , because this makes it too big a diameter to fit through the tailstock ...

 

[JeffSmith]

I drilled and tapped the knock out bar on every lathe I’ve owned since I started turning. Got the habit from a machinist friend. Just find a brass screw that’s about the right size, dill and tap.

 

[Ed Hall]

I drilled and tapped the knock out bar on every lathe I’ve owned since I started turning. Got the habit from a machinist friend. Just find a brass screw that’s about the right size, dill and tap.

thats a better idea

 

[Asher Langton]

I made my own knockout rod from 3/8" brass stock cut to size with a simple turned handle. I also made skinnier knockout rod from 1/4" brass stock so that I can adjust the point on my Robust live center without removing the center from the tailstock.

 

[Barry Larson]

Here's what I use home made 3/8" brass rod. Minimal cost and it looks cooler than the one that came with the lathe!

Cheers.
Barry W. Larson
Calgary, Alberta, Canada eh!