On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:25:11 -0500, Gerald Ross wrote:

If I had known or noticed how it catches shavings I would have set the
base on the stand and marked where the cross-pieces are between the
ways then cut out holes in the top of the stand so shavings could fall
through. They really pile up and it's either scrap your knuckles
digging them out or use the vacuum.

That's my biggest complaint. They didn't have the cast iron legs when
I got mine.

It's still a thrill to turn that baby on and hear it hum.

I'm thinking of shimming the lathe an inch or so higher on the stand, to get
chip clearance and raise the spindle height a little... It's over an inch lower
than the spindle of my 14" jet..

I know the better way would be to put 2x4's across the stand ends, but I'm
thinking about the chips collecting..

BTW.. it still starts at a default 500 rpm, but the readout tells you that it
will.. lol
What a damn nag.. tells you to wear your face shield every time you turn it
on...


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