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(OT) lathes & mills : vocabulary questions
On Aug 17, 4:05*pm, Charlie wrote:
snipped B) If correct on A, how to understand the dimensions? Perhaps a 36x9" lathe has 36" between centers, and 9" is the max. diameter of basic stock? Right again. (well, the 9" is the distance from the bed to the center - you may have trouble mounting 9"stock) snipped Minor correction: I believe that 'swing' is actually the maximum diameter of the work. 9" swing would mean 4 1/2" between the bed (rails that the tailstock moves on) and the centerline. Charlie It used to depend on the country but now everything I see for sale seems to be max diameter turned. Bigger numbers sound better I guess. Karl |
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(OT) lathes & mills : vocabulary questions
"Charlie" wrote in message
.. . snipped B) If correct on A, how to understand the dimensions? Perhaps a 36x9" lathe has 36" between centers, and 9" is the max. diameter of basic stock? Right again. (well, the 9" is the distance from the bed to the center - you may have trouble mounting 9"stock) snipped Minor correction: I believe that 'swing' is actually the maximum diameter of the work. 9" swing would mean 4 1/2" between the bed (rails that the tailstock moves on) and the centerline. Yes, my mistake. -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. |
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