That's Not A Lathe...Now THIS Is a Lathe

[Vaughn McMillan]

Ran across this one on another forum...pardon if you've already seen it:

Oliver Pattern Lathe on eBay

I'd get it, but I don't have 220v in my garage.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

It'll cost more to ship it than to buy too!

[Bill Lantry]

Hey, Vaughn,

You call that a lathe? Now *this* is a lathe:

In 1999 Ian (ROBBO) Robertson of Cob & Co Woodturning got himself a big job to do for the University of Sydney (New South Wales, Australia). It consisted of a number of very large turned posts, the largest being 8.9 metres long x 300mm diam and weighed a little over 1 tonne. The order consisted of 16 of these large posts, 16 x 6 metres 16 x 4 metres & 16 x 2 metres.



http://www.ubeaut.com.au/robbo.htm

Imagine getting a catch on that thing!

Thanks,

Bill

[Vaughn McMillan]

...Imagine getting a catch on that thing! ...

Although both would be capable of yanking you off your feet (or perhaps slamming you to your knees), I think I'd be more leery of applying sharp steel to an 8' bowl than I would a 30' pole that's less than a foot in diameter.

I'd need a lot of practice before approaching either.

[Jay Lock]

One of my wife's uncles was a shop teacher, who built a large cruising boat in his back yard. The masts were solid wood, but looked like metal. I asked him how he got them so smooth, he said he rented an I beam from a structural steel distributor, made a headstock and tail stock, and turned them true! They were at least 45' tall.

[Frank Fusco]

It'll cost more to ship it than to buy too!

I think renting a truck, or a lowboy trailer you could pull with your own truck, and going after it would be the best bet. Might be slow, tiring driving but lowest cost.

[Jeff Horton]

I didn't know that Oliver made one of those. I have seen a similar one from another maker but can't remember that manufacturer.

Regardless that is impressive!!

[tod evans]

wooden kiddie pools

[Wes Bischel]

I'd get it, but I don't have 220v in my garage.

220, 221, what ever it takes.


Wes