Shay Vings
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I am planning to upgrade to a Vicmarc or similar and pondering why worry (and spend more than necessary) about clearance over the bed when they have swivelling headstocks and outboard turning attachments. The VL175 will do 360mm dia over the bed and if I want to do a bigger bowl/platter then swivel the headstock?
I can see that bed clearance matters for big spindle turning projects but do many people turn spindles 1m long x 360mm dia? I can also see that its good practice to have the tailstock in place in the early stages of turning faceplate work/screwchuck work and that would not be possible.
Are there other things I need to consider?
I can see that bed clearance matters for big spindle turning projects but do many people turn spindles 1m long x 360mm dia? I can also see that its good practice to have the tailstock in place in the early stages of turning faceplate work/screwchuck work and that would not be possible.
Are there other things I need to consider?