Headed to the lathe

[Gary Max]

Here is a pic of me headed to the lathe. This is about the biggest blank I can carry by myself---they get any bigger I use a crane.

 

[PenWorks]

So you entering the world's strongest man contest this month
I hope your not going to turn a slim line [}]
Did Margie take 5 minutes to snap that picture, your face looks a little red []

Happy turning

 

[great12b4ever]

Wow, that is going to be one BIG pen!!! What kit are you going to use? LOL[}]

 

[doddman70]

I wonder if it's going to be a closed end

 

[Gary Max]

Funny---she was taking her time with the camera---I still have one more item to get built before I can turn this block.

 

[jwoodwright]

Now, that's a blank!

 

[GaryMGg]

Gary,
I ain't sure I could get my arms around that blank.
What's that, 150 Lbs?

 

[rhahnfl]

Holy smoke... I thought your woodpecker bowl was big. That's going to be a monster. Can't wait to see it. AND... if my hunch is right it really won't be very long before we see it. Once you get moving on a project you usually get it done pretty quickly.

 

[Rifleman1776]

I want to see it chucked up. [:0]

 

[Gary Max]

Frank if I have a good morning ----I got four small items to turn---then this gets mounted up on the lathe. A lot of that will have to do with how cold it is in the morning---I am kinda slow when it gets down in the teens. Must be getting old
Gary your right about the 150 lb part----that's why I have the Big Mustard Monster---4224.

 

[jhs494]

Great picture Gary! I would love it if you would take the time to snap a shot of it on the lathe.
That is a monster.
Good Luck!

 

[rhahnfl]

Good point Joe. I'd like to see the progression as it goes...

 

[Gary Max]

I will take a pic of it mounted on the lathe. I have spent several years building it up to the point where I am happy with it. I can turn up to 8 foot 6 inchs---I have no ideal why but she would get-er-done.
The largest item I have ever turn was a wood drum---it looked like a piece of pipe to me---my customer covered both ends with a hide and you gots a drum. It was about 400lbs-- we did use the crane to set it in place. That was a very good paying job.
The whole trick to this is just spending the hours turning.

 

[johncrane]

Gary your a bit like my dad,

 

[snowman56]

Gary what kind of wood is your little bowl being made from.

 

[Gary Max]

That's another block of Sycamore----it's really a crotch section with about 6 different limbs---should produce a nice vase/Jar???????
One never really knows until it takes shape

 

[Kalai]

Wow Gary I thought my lathe was big-- you said "I have spent several years building it up to the point where I am happy with it. I can turn up to 8 foot 6 inchs---"
My lathe only goes to 4 feet 8 inches I can't wait to see the bowl, aloha.

Kalai

 

[karlkuehn]

So, uh...how many 'mills' to the gallon do you get with this beast of a lathe?

*kicks a tire, looking all cool*

 

[Gary Max]

Kalai ---the resaon it took so long is because I had to hire all the machine work.
Karl---I picked this up last week on the way home from the store. There's a small wood dump that is used by the local tree services--- It's a easy way to get firewood or bowl blanks.

 

[Fred]

IF you made a pen from this 150 pound chunk of wood, then I trust that your shirt pocket will be very well reinforced.

That is definitely going to be a very nice "what-ever". PLEASE post pictures of it mounted on the lathe and then again of the finished project. I am sure we all here will be looking forward to seeing it.