On 2013-06-05, Ignoramus11086 wrote:
On 2013-06-04, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:04:05 -0500, Ignoramus11086
wrote:

This is a 16 (16 inch real swing) by 54 inch Monarch lathe.

I have not 100% decided, but I may keep this one for us and sell my
Clausing, which is a much lesser lathe.

Why not keep both? Something you evidently didnt look real hard
at..is the top speed of the (very nice) Monarch. It has what...a 500
or 1000 rpm top speed? 1500?

Try cutting something thats .250 with it before you toss the Clausing.

Just a heads up......


I only want to have one lathe, not too worried that once in a great
while I spend extra time turning something.

You'll probably also get a rather poor finish at such low speeds
with such small workpieces.

However -- perhaps get something like a 9" South Bend for the
smaller stuff (what RPM can you expect from that?). But I know that if
I got a 16" (and had somewhere to put it), I would still keep the
12" Clausing, and the little Taig, and the Compact-5/CNC. Each has its
resons for existing. I would also keep the Unimat SL-1000, except that
it got damaged in the fire. :-(

Enjoy,
DoN.

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