All good advice! Think before you act!? ?Bill
Hi Kurt, sorry for the late reply. On my hobby lathe, I can easily fit a 25 dia by 200 mm bar. Between centres, I can fit a 300 mm long bar.
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The point I was making, that whatever lathe you have, there is bound to be an item too long (Murphy’s law).
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We need to think of ways around the problem, some my suggestions are –
Use a faceplate
Between centres
Divide the item in 2 and screw together.
If it can go though the headstock spindle, machine section by section, then turn end for end and continue
Re-design the item to remove the problem
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There are probably other solutions I have not needed to use – yet !!!
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HTH
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"It may help to use a faceplate. Sometimes we ?automatically think of 3 jaw chuck and don’t consider alternatives."
While the latter statement is true, in situations where the work is too long for the lathe's bed, a faceplate mounting is unlikely to help.? (Example: Working a 1-inch diameter x 8 inch long bar.)
If buying one of our hobby lathes, get the longest bed you can afford.
