"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in message
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"Pete S" fired this volley in
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If so, how far did you/would you dare to go?

Not for nothin', but you still wouldn't get enough bore to be worth the
trouble. The current species of large-bore machines have MUCH larger
bearings and journals. Why ruin an otherwise useful machine?
Answer: Your point is valid, but-----
Because I'm old and lazy and I have a lot of time and money invested it
tooling that won't transfer to the bigger lathe. Also, I don't have room
for a bigger footprint.

If you really need a bigger bore, pretty it up and sell it (Atlas lathes
don't claim a high price), and buy a big-throated beast.

Lloyd