I will be the first to admit that I am very lax about taking all the proper safety precautions when I am "just turning a little pen", but that thing scares the bejebus out of me. I don't want to think about what that thing would be like if it broke loose.
Hey Skye, good to see you again, I honestly don't think my stones would allow me to turn any thing that big, with the notched floor for a gap bed??? Nah I'll put my little BB's back in the sack and play with my little toy 16 inch lathe.
I attended a art sho about 12 years ago and seen a turner that used car rims for his face plates.He didn't do 10' stuff but he did 3" diam and 4-5' tall hollow forms.He had photo books set up of him doing it all from harvest(he used all salvaged logs0 to the final process it was cool.Some people need to push the limits that's why we have limits right??Victor
It is a Oneway Lathe as well, you can also see the motor control panel to the right of him. My guess is he's removed the Oneway outboard bed extension and modified it for mounting to the floor. We just can't see the lathe, but my guess is it's a 2436 with a 3 HP.
Thanks for the kids welcome guys (and gal) good to be back.
I've met a turner a few times by the name of Anatoly Tsiris http://www.anatolytsiris.com/ who makes some huge hollow vessels. It's interesting to see how large some people go with their turnings.