second embodiment of an adapter for a live tail center this being an integral adapter 80 in this embodiment the adapter 80 is inserted in friction fitting engagement within the inner race portion 82 of the inner 82 and outer 84 bearing races within an otherwise standard live center 86 in this regard standard ball or roller bearings 88 are employed as typical in standard live centers the inner shaft portion 90 of the live center 86 may be tapered in a conventional manner to fit the wood lathe tail stock the integral adapter 80 has the drive dogs 92 positioned similarly to the adapter 60 being positioned at 90 u00b0 intervals on disc member 94 the taper of the drive dogs 92 may be the same as for adapter 60 and the diameter of the inner cylindrical shaft portion 96 of the adapter 80 will depend on the size of the particular live tail center in one embodiment the overall length of the adapter 80 is about 1 1 16 inch with the diameter of the disc 94 being approximately 1 inch in this embodiment as in the case of the adapter 60 the height of the drive dogs is about 3 16 inch the.