pinnacle c1

seems like a good price for this class of lathe but maybe a bit high

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not many things you could not do with this one

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Electric Comet
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Being sold by someone who does not know anything about lathes or tools. Ex ample: "Designed to cut up to four foot table tops, and will cut up to fou r foot bowls. The distance between centers is 50 inches." They are mixing up swing (16" I guess) with between centers. No sure what they mean by thi s: "motor 1 1/5 hp 1 phase 220V or 3 hp 3 phase option." 3 phase motors wi th a VFD take single phase on the intake and create 3 phase to make the mot or run. Not sure you can rewire the VFD to input 3 phase and output 3 phas e for the motor. And I am sure motors do not double in power if they can b e switched from 1 phase to 3 phase as stated here with the 1.5 to 3 hp. Mo tors cannot be switched from single to three, but...

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russellseaton1

lot of possibilities

maybe the widow or offspring is selling it

but it may have an outboard setup to do large shapes but not sure

not sure about the stats and if i was interested in that lathe i would do my own research anyway

some vfds are very flexible in what you can do but the ones i have looked at lately are usually single phase in or three phase in but not both

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Electric Comet

lot of possibilities

maybe the widow or offspring is selling it

but it may have an outboard setup to do large shapes but not sure

not sure about the stats and if i was interested in that lathe i would do my own research anyway

some vfds are very flexible in what you can do but the ones i have looked at lately are usually single phase in or three phase in but not both

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Electric Comet

The thing about those old lathes is that although they are massive and able to turn large, out of balance chunks of wood, more thought has gone into the ergonomics of modern machines. In my Grandfather's main shop, there was a monster lathe with the bed on the floor and a swing of at least 6 feet. I never saw it used as it was there for steam engine parts and probably was last used during the

1930s. I suppose it was eventually cut up for scrap. Graham
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graham

this is a modern machine

you might be confused

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Electric Comet

Yep! The reply should have been attached to the Oliver.

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graham

agreed an oliver like that is not for the typical turner

but for someone with the room it could easily be put to good use doing large stuff and would keep on going for a long time

ergonomics seems like a oxymoron regarding a lathe but i have seen sit down lathes

function first it seems with a lathe

and if spending so much time at a lathe then maybe cnc is the right solution before making it ergonomic

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Electric Comet

Electric Comet wrote in news:o2hh4k$r72$3 @dont-email.me:

No, not at all. Ergonomics is the reason lathes are put on stands. They've figured out a good working height for most people, but if you're shorter or taller you may need to adjust your lathe height.

Puckdropper

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Puckdropper

I've been thinking of getting a new lathe but most of the oriental cast iron stands are too short for me and need booster blocks. I would need 2 sets for a Laguna and at least one for the Powermatic. I suppose if I won some lottery money, I could get a Robust made to suit me. My current lathe is a General 160 (no longer made). I bought the cast iron top and I built a base to suit my height (6'4").

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graham

Rather than buy a stand for my General maxi, I built a storage cabinet which bolts to the wall and tailored it to my height. I used a 2x4 frame and 2 thicknesses of 3/4" plywood for the top, plus lag bolts to the wall studs. That pretty much eliminated any vibration.

Since you've already built a stand for your General, why not another one?

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Larry Blanchard

The stands on those big, cast iron oriental lathes are pretty much integrated. Furthermore, even though the stand I built is very sturdy and also has a box full of ballast, Vibration is still a problem at times.

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graham

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