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  1. 23rd March 2012, 08:33 AM #16
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    Thanks for replies. I think the bowl is Norfolk Island Pine as it the same as the big ones that are all around Port Macquarie. I got the log from a storm felled tree that was in town.
    Here are some pictures of the lathe. It was originally built as a head-plate only to turn discs around 2 meters in diameter, then a job came to make the patterns for explosive charges so the bed was put on. Then I needed to make accurate columns so the capstan cross slide was adapted and so on. I add parts to suit the job at hand. I had 3 "B" series belts driving the chuck for strength but there was no weak link in case of a tool grabbing so I now use only one. Sometimes tools can be overhung 400mm on a 2 meter handle. The last picture is the sphere turning rig minus it's handle. I has face plates, scroll chucks, and speeds variable from 0 to 3000 rpm forward and reverse with electric braking.
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  3. 23rd March 2012, 09:38 AM #17
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    David a well engineered machine the way you have adapted to your needs with the additional attachments is brilliant.

    What I find amazing here is that often when browesing the net I find this sort of thing from OS artists. Yet here we have one right in NSW.
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  4. 23rd March 2012, 12:26 PM #18
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    Wonderful machine David.

    You obviously have metalworking skills to match your woodworking skills.
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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    Wonderful machine David.

    You obviously have metalworking skills to match your woodworking skills.
    Ditto. I am in LUST with your lathe.
    So much timber, so little time.

    Paul
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  6. 31st March 2012, 04:37 PM #20
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    Thank you for the replies, It's nice to have people appreciate the time it take to make these things.
    I hope to make some more large turned pieces soon. I've got wood, just got to find the time.
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  7. 1st April 2012, 09:26 AM #21
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    Interesting, I always had a hankering to turn large bowls and so got involved with designing and building my own large lathe a while back.

    But lately its been all small stuff 6-8"


    Well done and well built
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  8. 2nd April 2012, 10:00 AM #22
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    I found a few more pictures of turned pieces. These were made with the sphere turning attachment for the foot board of an art deco style bed I was making. I say ' was' because it is too big to fit in our house. I will post some of the carved sections in the sculpture forum. These are about 300 mm in diameter. The two for the bed are both camphor but one of these is an unknown species (found).
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    Nice pieces I can only dream of doing big pieces my lathe time is 3 to 4 hours every wednesday. I Try to do pieces I can finish in this time period. Cheers happy turning
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