Thread: Speed calculator on a dial for a lathe

As you do on a rainy Friday night I was perusing through the used lathes on ebay and came across a Swedish lathe with a great idea, I have not seen one before but it does imperial feet/ minute and metres/ minute.
You move the dial to the diameter and cutting speed for the metal, rotate to suite and it tells you on the bottom how fast to have the machine.
Being the novice I am I think it is a great idea.

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Maybe the picture didn't come out but here is the link to the Ebay page
If you zoom in on the left you will see what I am talking about.

Big Metal Lathe - BOSS says SELL CHEAP | eBay
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