Looking for an older used lathe, I came across a Delta Milwaukee 1460. The price seemed right, so I went to look at it. The lathe is in GREAT shape, obviously very well taken care of. Everything is original, but looks like its only a couple years old. Well, it would be at the top of my list right now if it wasn't for the fact that it only has 4 speeds, and I don't know if the slowest one looked slow enough for turning bowls/vessels. I don't know what the RPM's are, I'm having a hard time finding that online. Does anyone know what they are, or where to find that info? Edit: I just found it, the range is 900 to 3400.
Does anyone have experience turning on this lathe? They made the same lathe with a counter shaft that gave 16 speeds. Too bad this isn't that version. Is there an easy/inexpensive way to give it a slower speed? At this point I don't have the expertise or the money to get into VFD, are there any other options?? I just really liked this lathe, but don't want to limit what I can turn!
Thanks again everyone!
Dan
Does anyone have experience turning on this lathe? They made the same lathe with a counter shaft that gave 16 speeds. Too bad this isn't that version. Is there an easy/inexpensive way to give it a slower speed? At this point I don't have the expertise or the money to get into VFD, are there any other options?? I just really liked this lathe, but don't want to limit what I can turn!
Thanks again everyone!
Dan
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