On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 13:34:47 -0400, "George" wrote:
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Hand spin and trim will do more for you and the machine than a heap of
weight. The piece remains as out of balance and prone to depart as if the
machine were unrestrained.

yeah, I would have trimmed it round and squared the ends normally, but I wanted
to see what it would do at about max diameter..

Variable speed is something that only confuses us Polacks.

I guess it's another hold over from the shopsmith, but I kind of like not having
to stop the lathe, change the belt position, etc... just spoiled, I guess.. *g*

Had a hex on the other end of Old Blue's shaft, so never really used the
spindle lock. Of course, I was prone to using inertia. PITA on the Nova,
because I forget to take it off.

You can't leave this on, afaik.. I use the chuck screw a lot and when I'm
threading the screw into the bowl blank, I have to hold the lock in or not turn
the spindle.. seems to spring out when the spindle moves at all..

I want my power switch where I don't have to reach anywhere near a spinning
lump to turn the machine on or off. Scares me. Move it and learn a new
habit.

Yeah... I was thinking of putting in a remote switch, like on the router
table... with a BIG lever... I might put it on the table that I lay the chisels
on..

You're going to be pushing the size the limit for a while, aren't you? I
know I did. Enjoy.

of course, George!
since i skipped the 12" one, I have to have some reason to wish that I had a
16", right?


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