Thread: Making bigger bowls on a Nova lathe (with outrigger)

Mick, I did have the Nova with outrigger and understand your dilemma. The outrigger doesn't extend far enough to do any sort of deep work. I researched this issue at length and came to the conclusion that the outrigger can't be extended at all. The only solution would be to have a separate tool rest which rests on the ground unattached to the lathe. For it to work it'd have to be very solid. Vicmarc have a very good solution to their VL175 (http://www.vicmarc.com/default.asp?contentID=664). I did see a tool rest on a tripod at 's. Maybe you could PM him to get an idea.

Scott,

thanks for the reply. A standalone tool rest is another (more serious) solution but a bit more than I was planning on for the occasional bit bigger bowl.

cheers

Mick

I don't have a nova but the same problem exist what ever lathe you use my old lathe was a very basic probably made in the 50's but very solid cast iorn bed and head stock. The free standing tool post that I made was a plastic bucket with a 90mm hole cut in the bottom a length of 90mm pvc tube taped to it and then filled with concrete and steel reo and a piece of steel tube to suit my tool rest post cast into the top with a nut welded to one side of a slice cut into the tube and a bolt to lock it in place. Very cheep to make a bag of premix concrete a couple pieces of steel a plastic bucket and a bit of stormwater pvc tube.
It worked very well just kick it around to where you need it and away you go.
regards Rod.

Originally Posted by Rod Gilbert

Very cheep to make a bag of premix concrete a couple pieces of steel a plastic bucket and a bit of stormwater pvc tube.
It worked very well just kick it around to where you need it and away you go.
regards Rod.

Great solution rod, love it!

Originally Posted by Rod Gilbert

I don't have a nova but the same problem exist what ever lathe you use my old lathe was a very basic probably made in the 50's but very solid cast iorn bed and head stock. The free standing tool post that I made was a plastic bucket with a 90mm hole cut in the bottom a length of 90mm pvc tube taped to it and then filled with concrete and steel reo and a piece of steel tube to suit my tool rest post cast into the top with a nut welded to one side of a slice cut into the tube and a bolt to lock it in place. Very cheep to make a bag of premix concrete a couple pieces of steel a plastic bucket and a bit of stormwater pvc tube.
It worked very well just kick it around to where you need it and away you go.
regards Rod.

Rod,

yes - a great solution and maybe one that I am even capable of building

thanks

Mick

Originally Posted by mick59wests

Rod,

yes - a great solution and maybe one that I am even capable of building

thanks

Mick

If you were closer I would give you half a bag of concrete that I know will go hard by itself just by sitting in the garage.