Brac Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Came across this vid, thought I would share. Quite the horn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6bkaVGnvpE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 brac, thanks for the link. impressive to watch the guy cutting down that huge piece of maple. There is a first video too, incredibly rough work to turn that out. don't know what the guy's system would sound like but it would be visually interesting for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Android Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 That grain pattern is amazing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy81 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Wow! And I thought I worked hard on my DIY horn project. That's one large horn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 23, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 23, 2013 Amazing and very dangerous, you have to be a little nuts I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 when i was a kid turning wood on a lathe was great fun at the NLR Boy's Club is something i still remember as fun. haven't done it since then. can hardly imaginine working on a monster lathe like that one. dtel, think you are right about being dangerous. you'd really have to know what you are doing to manage that, and still it could be dangerous. while watching it. i wondered a dozen times how much the guy was paying for the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brac Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 i wondered a dozen times how much the guy was paying for the project.The write up said $6000.00 it also said the buyer cheaped out on the finish and used something that ruined it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Looks like the same bit that's used on an automotive brake lathe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 24, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 24, 2013 dtel, think you are right about being dangerous. you'd really have to know what you are doing to manage that, and still it could be dangerous. while watching it. i wondered a dozen times how much the guy was paying for the project. Looking at something that big and heavy spinning like that is not going to slow down quick at all. He had the cutter in a crack when cutting out the inside, if something was to bind in any way that bar he was holding would not just sit on the stand it would go somewhere ? Or if just a big piece broke off would be dangerous. I have done some stupid things but I wouldn't try that, I'm chicken. Maby a little bowl or something. [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFord Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Wood turning is fairly low speed, and you want to presume the tool is going to bind or catch on something and already be out of the way. Wood is also MUCH lower density than metal. I haven't even watched turning in years, but the area I live in, SoCal, has a large wood turning community, so posting a note at the local Rocklers would likely find me somebody willing to help or do the actual turning. BTW a bowl is advanced work due to the diameter and desire for thin walls. Chair or table legs are beginner projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 BTW a bowl is advanced work due to the diameter and desire for thin walls. Chair or table legs are beginner projects. This guy has a lot of samples where the bowls have 1/8 inch walls. That's getting pretty thin!Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 dtel, yeh. a salad set maybe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 25, 2013 A 600 lb piece of wood spinning like that, not me, I have hurt myself on much less, strange things can happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFord Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 A 600 lb piece of wood spinning like that, not me, I have hurt myself on much less, strange things can happen. You wouldn't want to take a turn for the worse. That long hair of yours would be a safety issue near any rotating machinery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 25, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 25, 2013 That long hair of yours would be a safety issue near any rotating machinery. If you think a Reggae monkey is ugly you would not want to see one without hair. [:#] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieWoof Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 That long hair of yours would be a safety issue near any rotating machinery. If you think a Reggae monkey is ugly you would not want to see one without hair. I demand photos , are you really that cute L O L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 26, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 26, 2013 Nope, picture that monkey with a haircut and much older, not cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 lathe workers and dread locks could be known as self correcting errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I would much rather have a pair of Oris 150s myself. Anyway, this guy only have one bad horn at the end of the day. What a waste! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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