I think plain bearing like these are limited by temperature. If they are submerged in light oil then the oil serves not only for lubrication of as a coolant.
On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 7:23 AM, Marius Liebenberg <mar...@mastercut.co.za> wrote: > Hi > I have had this piece of machine in the store for a long time. I think it > was used to decant fishing line to the smaller plastic reels. > I have a need for a small dedicated lathe that will onpy cut soft materials > like plastic and aluminium occasionally. > The spindle in the picture is what is currently fitted to the machine and I > would like to refurbish and use it. The question I have is what RPM will I > be able to run the spindle seeing that it uses these brass bearings? > > > > ----------------------------- > Regards / Groete > > Marius D. Liebenberg > +27 82 698 3251 > +27 12 743 6064 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
