A Friend let me use his Robust Lathe this week.

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

Here's a rough turning I did this week on a friends Robust lathe. You've got to love those Robust Lathes!:) It started out as a fresh cut 16" dia X 32" long Hard Maple Log,over 100 lbs.
I lost about 12" from a bad internal crack from one end:mad:. It ended up about 18" tall & 12" dia. hollowd to a 3/8" wall thickness

[Jim Kountz]

Whoa, now thats a serious chunk of wood there. Nice job, I would have been scared to death! How did you steady that monster while turning it? Steady rest?

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Jim.....look really hard at both photos......Steady right behind the vase.


Nicely done on a big piece of wood. How'd you like that Robust?

[Bernie Weishapl]

That is some serious wood there on a nice looking piece.

[Jim Kountz]

Jim.....look really hard at both photos......Steady right behind the vase.



Well I'll be.... couldnt see the forest for the trees. Thanks Ken!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Joe - that's quite the vase! Nice form and really love the size! So... how did you like the Robust?

[Joe Meirhaeghe]

The Robust is a Great Machine!!! The Owner of it actually turns Really Large 200 to 400 lb. pieces frequently.:eek: The machine runs smoothly even with those really Huge pieces on it. I could never afford such a machine but my friends been letting me use his in between some of his turnings.:D
Thanks for the comments on my piece. Just hope it drys without to many problems.
Joe

[Tom Godley]

Like it :)

Thats the kind of turnings I would like to work up to!