MY New Carving Machine

[Dave Winters]

Here's my new toy. Not as sexy as the bikes, but if you're a woodworker you're sure to sprout a chubby.
It's a Oneway 2436 woodturning lathe. 900 lbs. of quiet precision.
o-3600 rpm in 1.5 seconds. Cody "Wingnut" Winters in there for scale.

[fin]

Dave,

VERY nice machine! Gotta love big heavy tools. Are you a wood guy by proffession or hobby?

Do wood-work guys use DRO (Digital Read Out) on their lathes?

So I suspect "Wingnut" will be precision ballanced when you get done with him?

[Dave Winters]

Yeah, I'm a professional woodworker. I do all sorts of artsy-craftsy stuff- decorative bowls, framed mirrors, cutting boards, I like to mix it up a bit.
No DRO on the lathe- It's variable speed, with a three step belt pulley, and the dial has a scale on it to give you your speed. So depending on the belt position the rpm's are 70-700/190-1900/305-3050. Full speed reverse. 3hp motor. Really a fun tool.

[D-Sub]

ever make a pool cue?:)

[Dave Winters]

No. never turned any pool cues. I've done some weird stuff tho- Corian, Freindly Plastic, vegetebles, ice, bone, nuts, seed pods, cardboard, colored pencils, etc.


Can't wait to carve- I just bought my 31st consecutive season's pass here at Steamboat. No front range deals here: early season rate: $899.00. ouch! Unrestricted though.
Might be a good idea for a topic- "What's the most expensive season's pass?