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Default suggested weight for a lathe that has a 30" diam capacity

On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:18:05 +0000, Bill Rubenstein wrote:

Another way to look at it...

The perimeter of a 30" blank spinning at 350 rpm is traveling 31 mph (50
k). That's moving right along -- way too fast for comfort.

Bill


That works out to about 45 FEET per second. If he gets a catch, that's how
fast the tool will leave his hands ... and his control.

MAN, I love this craft! zoom, zoom