This spur drive tailstock center is an automatic use for me now when working on strikers.
One piece, I have spur drives on both ends (I have removed the pins that don't want to stay, and just use the spurs to hold my work).
Two piece, I either have my collet chuck holding the bolt that goes into my striker head blank, or I hold the bolt with my 4 jaw chuck. Just depends on which bolt I am using.
I have sawn diagonal cuts into the end of my bolt to give it a little gripping action, and I cover it in one round of masking tape for a tight....twist-on fit. The round of tape only lasts for one head turning.
Two piece strikers have became my norm for a couple reasons. One, folks can run a purpleheart dowel easier than any other striker I can get in the hands of random people. And two, the time saving allows me to do more fun things with the head design rather than spending my time slowly turning the stick to size.
Anyone else got any new updates to this topic?
Vince