Hey Mac,
I don't check in here as much as I used to. Right now I am doing a lot
of sanding. Going down to Davis again this year.

Yea, the lathe had 2 bed extentions on it. I reall don't know why they
don't make a long section and then a short add on one if you want it.
I was asking at the local WC store about the cast iron legs, and how
the lathe spanned that distance. Aparently with just the bed. To me,
and with my experience with my PM and my Beauty, the bed wouldn't have
enough mass to span that distance without serious vibration problems,
but having never tried it, I don't know. If I had that lathe, I would
also put the bed up on riser blocks.

One really nice thing about the Robust is that the legs on it extend
if you want the lathe higher. I had my old PM up on a 4 x 4.

Well, off to California. Still doing better at getting famous than I
am at getting rich.

robo hippy

On May 6, 8:35*am, John wrote:
In message , John
writes

As I also have a 10 speed *gearbox on the lathe I can adjust motor
speed relative to gear ratio for best torque

Just out of interest I found a simple idea on Youtube for an alternative
slow speed system, that can apply to probably many different lathes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qJN9wd4CjE
--
John