Leo, the spindle is standard 1.25"x 8tpi, and the only "outboard" is the sliding of the headstock to the end of the ways. The cone shaped nose on the spindle casting adds a few inches and if you put the chuck or faceplate on, then the headstock can be even further away from the end of the bed, giving more room for the tailstock, if someone desires to use one. If a good hold is had with the faceplate [which has two set screws in it for securing it to the spindle] or a good quality chuck and jaws set, then I think one can safely turn without the tailstock. support.
That being said, I like using tailstock support whenever I can. The quill extends out 5.50 inches fully extended on this model, and it has a bigger diameter than the PM 3520b. The 1" standard steel post on the tool rest seems fairly standard now-a-days for large lathes,[ including the Oneway 2436] on the market, and on my G0766 22/42 lathe, I have not had any issues with toolrest vibration, so I think this is going to be fine.
The banjo on this G0800 is really heavy, as is the tailstock. Lots of beef in the castings. The banjo is much heavier than the outboard Oneway banjo I have for my G0766, which is long enough to allow for 28" diameter turning, if one has a lathe that has that much swing.
Last edited by Roger Chandler; 03-20-2018 at 6:50 PM.
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