My biggest turning yet.

[Ed_McDonnell]

The new tractor lathe is working out better than expected. Here's a picture of a piece I finally managed to finish today. I'm rolling it out back to a shady area so I can start to spray on a finish.

Ed

 

[jimbob91577]

What an unbelievable shadow on that thing...

Only on April Fools Day would you get a shadow that small on something that large.

It is pretty though.

 

[Malcolm Tibbetts]

Yup, that's a big one Ed. I caught a fish once with eyes almost that big. 😛😛😛

 

[hockenbery]

Ed,

Wow a 7 foot diameter NIP!

Got a photo of your chain saw?

Now if it were cypress a 12 foot diameter is certainly reasonable and you could have passed it off as a baby tree.

Happy turning,
Al

 

[flyrod444]

I don't know how you push that lawnmower with the bowl as one of the wheels.
Jack

 

[Odie]

For a few seconds there, you had me going!!!!!

I have a cousin who recently told me he was building a 40" lathe......so, I guess I can believe that somewhere, someone will try to turn something bigger than anyone else has ever turned!

Good one, and happy April Fool's........


otis of cologne

 

[Steve Worcester]

Yup, that's a big one Ed. I caught a fish once with eyes almost that big. 😛😛😛

Caught one that big, that's our bait in Texas!

 

[Malcolm Tibbetts]

Ed, is this the type of lathe that you used?

 

[Dave Peebles]

Malcolm,

The first time I saw that pic I kind of got a kick out of the fact that he had his faceshield pushed up. I was waiting for someone to say how unsafe it was to turn without the shield in the proper position, 🙂 The rim speed must have been unbelievable, even at low rpm's

Best wishes,
Dave

 

[Robbie Graham]

Dave, I don't think the face shield would help much if the bowl blew up!
Great pic Ed, nearly had me going.

 

[Griesbach]

Dave, I believe he has his face shield up so he can better see the "detail" of the cut. 😀😀


Ed, Thanks for the grin. 🙂

 

[Wipedout]

And lets not forget Stuart Mortimer's Guinness World Record bowl - and its all natural

 

[Ken Grunke]

The new tractor lathe is working out better than expected. Here's a picture of a piece I finally managed to finish today. I'm rolling it out back to a shady area so I can start to spray on a finish.

Hey Ed, I imagine your turning muscle is awfully sore after this one, eh? 😀

 

[Ed_McDonnell]

Hey Ed, I imagine your turning muscle is awfully sore after this one, eh? 😀

Ken - I've been on an intesive and incredibly successful program to develop my turning muscle for the last couple of years. If there was a bodybuilding competition that focused just on turning muscles, I'd be a real contender. I've also added a signficant amount of bioliptopadding on top of the muscle. It's very effective at protecting the muscle so no soreness here.

Ed

 

[Charlie Knighton]

that's two great pictures 😀