Adjustable Centers

Adjustable centers are workholding and alignment accessories for lathes and machining centers, designed to support a workpiece between centers for stable rotation and accurate machining. They are used when reliable support is needed for shafts, tubes, and long parts, helping reduce runout, chatter, and vibration during turning and finishing operations.

This collection includes options from Vertex and Soba, featuring adjustable preload/pressure, robust construction, and contact surfaces suited for continuous shop use. You’ll find models tailored to different center geometries, with a focus on concentricity, load stability, and compatibility with common taper mounts, making them suitable for a wide range of machine tools and setups.

Adjustable centers are widely used by machinists, production teams, and QC specialists in turning, grinding, and precision finishing, where repeatability, part protection, and tight tolerances are critical across demanding materials and duty cycles.