Now that's a cup!

[jleiwig]

http://hegner.co.uk/pages/VB36_Lathes/Designers_View/designers_view.html

Almost to the bottom is a picture of a cup. Looks like a nice littel cup right?

Then for a little more perspective:

Turned on a Hegner

 

[rjwolfe3]

Holy ****!!!!

That is a big lathe and cup. That is freaking amazing.

 

[KingBentley]

That's that not a cup!! It's a Spa! All you need now are a couple of jets.

 

[Ligget]

Imagine that going round at 3000rpm, time for a quick exit! Amazing turning though!!

 

[rjwolfe3]

Imagine it coming off the lathe????

 

[TellicoTurning]

might me overkill for turning a pen??:biggrin::biggrin::laugh::laugh:

 

[HSTurning]

hollowing must have been a bit unnerving

 

[theHullTurn]

might me overkill for turning a pen??:biggrin::biggrin::laugh::laugh:

slightly :wink:

Man wouldnt it take days to hollow that thing out?

 

[rjwolfe3]

Was that a solid piece of wood or a glue up I wonder. I would love to know how much it weighed to begin with and what kind of wood it is.

 

[Karin Voorhis]

I am not a coffee drinker but I live with a few that would say That iss the right size cup!

 

[jleiwig]

Was that a solid piece of wood or a glue up I wonder. I would love to know how much it weighed to begin with and what kind of wood it is.

Read the page I linked to. It looks to be a stave glue up to me.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Thanks, Justin, I should I read it first, lol. I just looked at the pretty pictures.

 

[jleiwig]

Thanks, Justin, I should I read it first, lol. I just looked at the pretty pictures.

We all do that sometimes. You just have to wipe off the drool and read sometimes too.:biggrin:

 

[hunter-27]

Holy ****!!!!quote]


My thought exactly!

 

[bitshird]

Wow what a piece of work.

 

[Displaced Canadian]

But officer, I only had one glass of wine. :bananen_smilies046::biggrin:

 

[skiprat]

Mmmmmm, that's gonna take a few bottles of CA to get a nice finish.:biggrin:

 

[glycerine]

Nice...

 

[greggas]

my guess is he did not use a vacuum chuck