I took a beginner's turning class from Alan Leland a while ago (I was terrible).
One of the things that drove me crazy during the class and got me wondering was the tool rest. We were turning a spindle (the ever popular, bead, cove and flat) and I felt Tthat I was spending most of my time moving the tool rest. And this was on a midi lathe. I get frightened at the thought of turning a 36" leg with a relatively small tool rest. Do they come in different lengths? Or is there some trick. I asked someone and all I got as an aswer was "get used to it':evil:
One of the things that drove me crazy during the class and got me wondering was the tool rest. We were turning a spindle (the ever popular, bead, cove and flat) and I felt Tthat I was spending most of my time moving the tool rest. And this was on a midi lathe. I get frightened at the thought of turning a 36" leg with a relatively small tool rest. Do they come in different lengths? Or is there some trick. I asked someone and all I got as an aswer was "get used to it':evil: