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Charleston · 02-28-2009, 01:52 PM

It's important to remember the the variable speed lathes are only variable between the belt/pully settings.
My Jet has 4 belt/pully positions. I use 2. The slowest and the fastest.
When turning I am at WOT

When through drilling I am in the higher range of the slowest belt/pully seting. When cutting a popper cup I am at the slowest of that same range. It is simply a turn of the knob.
Some drills like the 5/16 or 3/8 used for tail weights don't like the faster speeds of the through drill or nose gromet drill. Simply slow it down.

The few extra $$ for a VS machine is well worth it in my book.

02-28-2009, 01:52 PM	#16
Charleston Certified Mass-hole iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Jackson, NJ but born and raised in Massachusetts. Posts: 1,223	It's important to remember the the variable speed lathes are only variable between the belt/pully settings. My Jet has 4 belt/pully positions. I use 2. The slowest and the fastest. When turning I am at WOT When through drilling I am in the higher range of the slowest belt/pully seting. When cutting a popper cup I am at the slowest of that same range. It is simply a turn of the knob. Some drills like the 5/16 or 3/8 used for tail weights don't like the faster speeds of the through drill or nose gromet drill. Simply slow it down. The few extra $$ for a VS machine is well worth it in my book.