Amuse Ourselves For A Moment - What If

[wrmiller]

I've been told low teens. By the time I get the CSS and variable speed it would kill 15 large for sure. Just a SWAG on my part though...

 

[JimDawson]

Direct drive spindle i could understand wanting though i'm not sure how that's done. A >2" hole through your armature is unlike any motor my limited experience has observed.

http://www.acmengineeringmotors.com/hollow_shaft_motor.html

available up to 282 mm (11.10 inch) thru-hole

 

[wrat]

So you're saying these are appropriate motors for a lathe? Specifically the lathe in question?
Just wondering if you thought 7.5 ft-lb of stall torque was adequate.

I guess when i said "your armature", i was clumsy in not specifying "the armature of a motor suitable for a lathe" as opposed to "the armature of any-sized motor anywhere". That was my bad grammar.

Wonder what those are generally used for? Bet they're expensive ;-)

Wrat

 

[JimDawson]

So you're saying these are appropriate motors for a lathe? Specifically the lathe in question?
Just wondering if you thought 7.5 ft-lb of stall torque was adequate.

I'm guessing those guys would build any spec motor you wanted if you brought them several wheel barrel loads of cash!

 

[wrat]

I'm guessing those guys would build any spec motor you wanted if you brought them several wheel barrel loads of cash!

LOL! I'll bet you're right!

Wrat

 

[derf]

There are no real "gunsmith" lathes made, that is nothing more than marketing hype. There are no manufacturers of lathes that actually "gunsmithed" for a living to know exactly what the optimum machine would entail, and how every operator has differing opinions.
I have been a full time gunsmith for the last 25 years, and I can tell you that there is no single lathe to fit the entire bill. That's why I have 3 lathes, and every one of them has been modified to a certain extent to accommodate a particular purpose.

 

[seasicksteve]

For me, a Hardinge HLVH with a bigger dia spindle bore and a longer bed

 

[BGHansen]

There are no real "gunsmith" lathes made, that is nothing more than marketing hype. There are no manufacturers of lathes that actually "gunsmithed" for a living to know exactly what the optimum machine would entail, and how every operator has differing opinions.
I have been a full time gunsmith for the last 25 years, and I can tell you that there is no single lathe to fit the entire bill. That's why I have 3 lathes, and every one of them has been modified to a certain extent to accommodate a particular purpose.

I couldn't agree more. Guns have been in existence for what, 400 years? Gunsmithing lathes became a marketing term within the last decade or two.

Bruce

 

[TOOLMASTER]

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2...executive-order-may-drive-gunsmiths-business/

 

[pineyfolks]

Surprised no one is marketing a tacti-cool lathe yet. Now that would sell.