What is 13//16? ?I’d guess about 20mm? ? Seems a lot of work for marginal gain. ? Then there are others who complain the mini-lathe is not very stiff. ?It would seem that boring the spindle even a little would not improve the stiffness. ? ?And YES it matters. ?All the cutting force that bends the frame and the bed is transmitted through the spindle.
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On Jun 1, 2024, at 4:12?PM, Doug Pfaff via groups.io <justicekrieger@...> wrote:
Should be able to go out to say 13/16" with a boring bar. Owner of Little Machine Shop used to loan out a 13/16" reamer to ream the spindle bore.
