So, now that I'm hooked on turning after acquiring an old 12" craftsman lathe last year I've decided to try my luck at building a large bowl lathe. My SIL is scrapping a large dual turret CNC metal lathe and gave me head of the line scraping privileges. So far I've pulled a piece (I'm calling a head stock) with a 1.25" swiss collet. The idea is to fabricate interchangeable 1.25" shafts with a bowl chuck, face plate and spur, etc...
I also pulled a 2hp motor off the CNC which I hope to hook up to a VFD and use a potentiometer to control the speed. Plan to use some scrap heavy duty tubing for the frame/body of the bowl lathe. Will update with additional pics and info ASAP.
I also pulled a 2hp motor off the CNC which I hope to hook up to a VFD and use a potentiometer to control the speed. Plan to use some scrap heavy duty tubing for the frame/body of the bowl lathe. Will update with additional pics and info ASAP.