On Monday 15 June 2015 19:21:31 andy pugh wrote: > On 16 June 2015 at 00:11, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > > But I keep dreaming of having a lathe that big, someday... > > The spindle speed is likely to be too slow for any work that you (or > I) can lift.
Good point, I can't begin to lift the chuck itself. My back is too far gone. > Unless you mess about with steam traction I reckon that anything over > 12" swing probably has more in the minus than the plus column, > especially at that age. One of the more obvious reasons the billfold has stayed in my pocket. :) Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
