On 11 August 2016 at 17:52, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks Andy. The smaller one, at 13.5mm, still seems big for my table,
> but we'll check.

Smaller ones exist, but you would need to find them. Mine are 12mm
http://www.vertex-tw.com.tw/products/products_list.php?cid=52

> They look handier than bottled beer.  Have you
> experienced any workpiece warpage ( up in the center ) due to the
> pressure of the edge grip?

I think that any part thin enough to be warped by the pressure would
not be stiff enough to grip.

> I also see others for sale where the steel and brass have been
> interchanged for brass bases and steel rockers.  Advantage, one or the
> other?

No idea. Mine are steel all-over, but with black-oxide clamps and
TiN{?} finish bases.

> This would I'd think, leave an oil holding pattern in the surface that
> duplicates the scraped pattern.  That would sure beat the near optically
> flat surfaces the front one now has and would likely be faster in
> accomplishing that task.  Worth the effort?

For a lathe you intend to use for one more job then replace with the
Sheldon? No.


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