Lathe question..?

thanks for the clarification...

ChampionsRepair said:
It would not be a safety problem but transmission line theory as it pertains to this topic dictates a switch to be used to select between the two branches or it will eliminate a significant portion of the bottom half of your rpm range. Impedances when configured in parallel reduce the effective impedance of the circuit.



My Electronic Engineering degree taught me that. I would bet it, but as it has been worthless to me the last 15 years it probably is not worth much to anyone else either.
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Sorry to hear your degree has been worthless. I just graduated with my BSME and am having trouble making it work for me so far. I am currently reviewing circuit theory to brush up on some things to try and make a good score on a Ramsay skill assesment next week. Fun stuff.
Thanks for the clarification on what would happen.



For the original Poster...hang in there and good luck with your repairs.
The Hightower book is very informative. You should consider buying it before making any further equipment purchases. I would have wasted a lot of money buying inadequate equipment, had I not read his book. I have not started my hobby yet, but I am only out the cost of the book, and I have much more to go on when I do finally decide to explore cue building seriously. I have used it as a reference for small projects I did on a machinist's lathe while at school.
I believe another post also recommends Mr. Hightower's book. Enjoy your journey.
Jeremy
 
just kick'n said:
Wow. All of a sudden this thread turned ugly. lol
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Agreed. I cant believe its still going. I appreciate everyone who put in two cents without being sarcastic or rude. I am not in the business of making cues, just replacing my own tips, so i started a thread on rather i should buy a willard tip machine or a cheap lathe and everyone said i would be overly glad with the lathe.

I bought the lathe and i was asking some questions on here hoping to find a link to a good motor supplier or someone who has one used. I also was wondering about the foot switch. I never said I was poor and didnt have the money to do anything, i just was just trying to find ideas for a motor, cheap.

I now know I will never post a question on here again about advice or a question about something that you guys are very wise in and im not so much in the issue. I thought thats what forums were for. I understand there are some very awesome highly experienced cuemakers who get a giggle out of someone like me with a question about a lathe you would call trash. I dont disrespect you on how lame I think you sound by getting off on my "dumb question."

Im sure there will be smart@$$ comments after this post but regardless I have lengthened the chord and got a new motor. Thanks for everyone with valuable info.
 
EddySJ said:
Sorry to hear your degree has been worthless. I just graduated with my BSME and am having trouble making it work for me so far. I am currently reviewing circuit theory to brush up on some things to try and make a good score on a Ramsay skill assesment next week. Fun stuff.
Thanks for the clarification on what would happen.



For the original Poster...hang in there and good luck with your repairs.
The Hightower book is very informative. You should consider buying it before making any further equipment purchases. I would have wasted a lot of money buying inadequate equipment, had I not read his book. I have not started my hobby yet, but I am only out the cost of the book, and I have much more to go on when I do finally decide to explore cue building seriously. I have used it as a reference for small projects I did on a machinist's lathe while at school.
I believe another post also recommends Mr. Hightower's book. Enjoy your journey.
Jeremy
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Thanks , I am going to buy the book! Wish I wouldve purchased it before i learned everything the hard way.
 
ChampionsRepair said:
Only if there is a switch to choose one or the other. Leaving both branches in parallel as a closed circuit would render them individually useless.
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Sorry to hear you haven't found a use for your education. Yes, for safety reasons one would use a switch to choose between either a foot switch or rheostat. I didn't understand the post that they would be useless. Either one of the controls would work individually or together. I'm going on 36 years of electrical experience.
 
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