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MY MAXIMAT SUPER 11 LATHE HAS THE FACTORY OPTION ROYAL COLLET CLOSER .
THESE ARE GREAT TO HAVE BUT JUST DON'T HAVE THE REFINEMENT & BALANCE OF THE HARDINGE VERSION .
MY ROYAL WOULD SHAKE AT HIGH SPEED . THIS SEEMS TO BE DUE TO WEIGHT OF THE HANDLE ON ONE SIDE
OF THE BEARING AND NOTHING ON THE OTHER .
MY SOLUTION IS A COUNTER WEIGHT TO OFFSET THE HANDLE .
I MADE THE WEIGHT FROM BRASS WITH ALUMINUM BRACKETS .
IT WAS MADE TOO HEAVY AT FIRST AND THEN FACED OFF UNTIL BALANCED .
IT IS HELD ON WITH THE STOCK PIN . A SINGLE BOLT HOLDS IT TOGETHER .
THE LATHE RUNS MUCH SMOOTHER AT SPEED NOW .
THESE ARE GREAT TO HAVE BUT JUST DON'T HAVE THE REFINEMENT & BALANCE OF THE HARDINGE VERSION .
MY ROYAL WOULD SHAKE AT HIGH SPEED . THIS SEEMS TO BE DUE TO WEIGHT OF THE HANDLE ON ONE SIDE
OF THE BEARING AND NOTHING ON THE OTHER .
MY SOLUTION IS A COUNTER WEIGHT TO OFFSET THE HANDLE .
I MADE THE WEIGHT FROM BRASS WITH ALUMINUM BRACKETS .
IT WAS MADE TOO HEAVY AT FIRST AND THEN FACED OFF UNTIL BALANCED .
IT IS HELD ON WITH THE STOCK PIN . A SINGLE BOLT HOLDS IT TOGETHER .
THE LATHE RUNS MUCH SMOOTHER AT SPEED NOW .