Motor Lathe Question
01-15-2007, 08:27 PM
#16
Originally Posted by raving-monkey
I'm quite confused about all this lathe malarky.
Well not the actual lathes but the speeds you run them at.
I run lathes at work, day in day out and generally speeding, on a smaller diameter and a softer material you run them at a far higher speed.
So if your running them at 500rpm for example, i cut steel at 700-1400 depending on the diameter.
I guess there must be a reason for running them slower...mainly because the lathe isn't fixed to a solid object? Or the belt would slip on the arm?
Well not the actual lathes but the speeds you run them at.
I run lathes at work, day in day out and generally speeding, on a smaller diameter and a softer material you run them at a far higher speed.
So if your running them at 500rpm for example, i cut steel at 700-1400 depending on the diameter.
I guess there must be a reason for running them slower...mainly because the lathe isn't fixed to a solid object? Or the belt would slip on the arm?
01-15-2007, 10:43 PM
#20
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Last edited by JasonC; 01-15-2007 at 11:01 PM.
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