In article Yt_Jb.283515$_M.1418653@attbi_s54, Pal says...

Is this the Maximum diameter a Lathe can turn?

So if I measure 3" from the spindle center to the bed rail then the
"swing over bed" would be 6"?

In the US. In europe that would be a 3" swing.

Note this is over the *bed*, not over the
carriage. It's the absolutely biggest thing
that could be swung, between centers, in the
lathe, with everything else out of the way.
Useful for comparison sake.

Jim

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