Record Power Multi-Tooth Drive Center - 2MT

Record Power Multi-Tooth Drive Center - 2MT

These "Coronet Hawk" multi-tooth drive centers feature a ring of teeth around the circumference of the tip, with a central drive point to give accurate positioning. This design gives an extremely strong grip, thanks to the many points of contact in the timber, which also minimizes the risk of splitting the timber. As the grip is spread across many small teeth rather than 4 or 6 prongs, it is possible to grip the timber sufficiently just by using the clamping pressure of the lathe tailstock - no need to drive the tips into the wood with a mallet.

Another benefit of this design is that your work can be removed from the lathe and accurately repositioned, using the center point and ring of teeth as an accurate guide. These drives also give a fantastic grip to paper-joint wood blanks, as the ring of teeth grip on many points across the drive’s circumference across both sections of wood on either side of the joint.

Four sizes: 3/8" (10mm), 5/8" (16mm), 7/8" (22mm) and 1-1/4" (32mm) diameter. The 1-1/4" diameter drive center is ideal for holding side-grain bowl blanks. It is also suitable for holding natural-edged bowls between centers, particularly if seated inside a 1-1/4" diameter recess, for extra support from the recess walls.