John McCoy wrote:
"G. Ross" wrote in
:

I love my Nova electronic lathe, but admit all those push buttons are
daunting to my age and eyes.

I can see the value of electronic speed control on a
lathe. Not sure I really see it as being useful on
a drill press - even for metal working, close is good
enough, and if it bogs down that's telling you something,
and "more power" probably isn't the right answer.

John

My lathe will go up to 3000 rpm, but I don't think I have ever used
it at that speed. Why would you need 5500 rpm on a drill press, other
than to impress the neighbors? It is like having a car in the garage
that will do 300 mph, but no place to safely go that fast.
In my time I have seen chucks fall out of the quill, chuck keys left
in the chuck and bits that were not centered before tightening. But
never at these speeds.

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GW Ross

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