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| bogstandard:
Darren, I have a bit of a confession to make. When I used a mill drill like yours, I would only change the belt speed once in a blue moon. I used to just change the hand feed speed to get a good cut. It seemed to work for a great many years. It is only now that I have power feeds and variable speed that I do anything about it. Just lazy I suppose. John |
| John Hill:
No argument Darren, a VFD would be 'nice'. But spending the kilo-bux, or whatever, on other toys would be nice too. He already has 9 speeds on his lathe, 18 if he changes the belt. If he is like me and the primpary purpose of having the lathe is to enjoy using it then a 'nice' project would be to turn up a couple of pulleys. [thinks] Hmmmmm, there is a Triumph Herald gearbox under the house, I wonder if I could interpose that between the motor and the lathe? That would be 36 spindle speeds, 45 if I use reverse.. :scratch:[/thinks] That aint gonna happen... :coffee: JB, or a very simple electrical circuit and he wants to know where in his country he can buy a 10K resistor! |
| Bernd:
John, Didn't you know that when the man with the most number of toys and the most expensive toys dies he wins. :lol: Bernd |
| Darren:
--- Quote from: John Hill on April 08, 2009, 06:55:02 PM --- and he wants to know where in his country he can buy a 10K resistor! --- End quote --- I see, hence your tone to this "other" thread, I'm with you. 9 speed lathe, ok he's just spoilt then..... :lol: |
| John Hill:
Yeah, he is real spoilt Darren, Bogs and I have the same lathe, 'cepting ours are metric feed screw! ::) Bernd, you could be right. I bet my Lego collection is bigger than his though! :lol: |
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