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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh[_3_] Lloyd E. Sponenburgh[_3_] is offline
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Default Bught an interesting 1944 Monarch lathe 16x54

Gunner Asch fired this volley in
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And as you mentioned the max RPM is 500 rpm...that gonna be a problem
for you with carbide insert tooling and parts under 1"


Yep...

Ig, the low speed 'problem' isn't about how fast you get the work done,
it's about surface finish, and the types of tooling you'll be able to
use.

LLoyd