"rangerssuck" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 11:37:43 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus13376 wrote:

Can you increase the "motor speed" of a 70 year old grandfaher? What will
happen to the grandpa in the long run? we all know


Of course, you're not going to spin an 8" (or 12"!) chuck at 2500 RPM, but
is there anything about the mechanics of this lathe (bearings, gears,
whatever) that makes it impossible to spin a 5C collet with your 0.250"
workpiece that fast?

This ought to be good G