minilathe22
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Yes it would be a bit of a mission to preheat it, that part of the headstock is cast integral with the bed.
I was debating a piece of angle iron across the top, and filler underneath. I suspect any welding quote would be quite expensive really. I have heard that laser welding is a thing now, I wonder if that can handle large cold pieces better?
It is more than strong enough with the bit missing, technically you could touch the belt while it's running but it's only for hobby use so common sense can be used for the time being.
I was debating a piece of angle iron across the top, and filler underneath. I suspect any welding quote would be quite expensive really. I have heard that laser welding is a thing now, I wonder if that can handle large cold pieces better?
It is more than strong enough with the bit missing, technically you could touch the belt while it's running but it's only for hobby use so common sense can be used for the time being.