[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If you had to take it would still be worth it because nobody makes spindles > > as good as the one in that HNC -Maybe the control would fall off the > > truck on the way home if you were lucky Well, the spindle on my Sheldon R15-6 (D1-6, 2.25" spindle through hole, double-row zero-clearance ball bearings about 5" diameter) is mighty fine, and will go to 1250 RPM without overspeeding the motor. Some models used a two-speed motor to get up to 2500 RPM. I'm not going to do that with a chuck on there. One of these days I will get around to CNC'ing it. I want to make it so it can still be used as a manual lathe.
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