"Pete C." wrote in message .com...

PrecisionmachinisT wrote:

"Pete C." wrote in message . com...

lathe does 2,400 RPM (kinda scary) and I've

I run "small" work at 10,000 rpms

Not on a basic 13x40 Taiwan manual lathe, and I presume not in an 8"
chuck...

12mm swiss.

Anything over a few inches I send out; because the need arises so infrequently that buying a largish lathe would be an exceptionally stupid business investment on my part.