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"mac davis" wrote in message
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As I get ready to buy the new lathe, I'm trying to iron out potential
problems..

One is that I have 2 Oneway Talon lathes with 1" x 8tpi adapters and the
new
lathe will be 1 1/4" x 8 tpi..

I could order one 1 1/4" adapter from Oneway and use one chuck on the Nova
and
one on the 2 Jet lathes, but I'd like to use both..


I have been making and selling adapters along with faceplates
(www.wbnoble.com) and so far most folks are happy - one customer was quite
unhappy with 5 thousandths runout (which is actually better than the specs
on any wood working chuck), but that was the exception.

With anything that increases the overhang from the headstock, you will find
increased vibration (potentially) -

you may find that the larger lathe warrants larger accessories - after I got
a larger lathe, I have never felt the urge to put a chuck back on my Nova
Comet - it does pens and stuff like that exclusively - I certainly wouldn't
try to put faceplates on adapters just because they are so cheap (plug for
my web site) - but it might be worth it with a more expensive accessory, or
with light weight stuff - and in that case the best bet would be to adapte
the 1.25 to 1 inch even though this maximizes the overhang



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