Craigslist bowl lathe.....Up to 8' diameter!!

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Not very good pictures. It looks like it might be gasoline powered. I don't see how that small machine could stand up with an 8 foot hunk of wood hanging on the spindle. Whatever, it's interesting.
 
No, I would say that is the face plate!!

Even with a almost stopped motor via VS, to get an eight foot blank even spinning will put out more rotational force than I would dare to place on that rather small and light-weight base I see in the photo.
 
And what would you do with an 8' bowl... it's too big to put in the cupboard.
You can't use it as a bath tub.. hot soapy water would ruin the finish.:D:D[}:)]

Do you realize how many boxes of cheerios it would take to fill it.[:p][:p]
 
He calls it a bowl lathe, but it is really a patternmakers lathe. When they need large radius profiles on a pattern, they turn a ring on the large face plate and then cut out the sections they need to build up the pattern. The rings they turn are usually very light, made of mahogany, and turn really slow. I would imagine the max rpm is less than 750. Wish I lived closer!!!!!!
 
Originally posted by ozmandus

And what would you do with an 8' bowl... it's too big to put in the cupboard.
You can't use it as a bath tub.. hot soapy water would ruin the finish.:D:D[}:)]

Do you realize how many boxes of cheerios it would take to fill it.[:p][:p]
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Chuck, you would put that 8' bowl into an art gallery and sell it for $10,000.00. [8D]
 
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