View Full Version : Pole lathe vs Power lathe
John Saxton
2nd April 2011, 10:56 AM
Probably been posted before but always worth a look.
The amount of wood removed at the finish is a surprising take on the two turners racing each other.
YouTube - battle of the bowlturners
Cheers:)
tea lady
2nd April 2011, 12:06 PM
I would LOVE to have a pole lathe! :cool: I think somehow Robin would be the better turner on a power lathe anyway!
How did robin take his bowl off the lathe! They were on the other bloke with the camera at the time. :think:
NeilS
2nd April 2011, 01:18 PM
How did robin take his bowl off the lathe! They were on the other bloke with the camera at the time. :think:
When the centre core cuts through the drive shaft drops and the bowl comes free.
See this section (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3RZ2ltC8Ps&feature=player_detailpage#t=174s) of another video by Robin.
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GSRocket
4th April 2011, 09:05 PM
The foot power guy was certainly the neatest.....very impressed.
robo hippy
5th April 2011, 03:10 AM
When I first saw this several years ago, I thought that the guy on the motorized lathe didn't really look like he really knew what he was doing. Maybe a turner, but not a production bowl turner.
I have always thought that learning to use a pole lathe and a treadle lathe would be fun. If only I had good knees and hips!
robo hippy