Originally Posted by
Jeramie Johnson
Nice work Roger. I threw some fresh silver maple on the 0766 last night. It should make a nice 18"+ roughed. Tonight I want to get in there and use the Woodcut Max on a few pieces.
My lathe is in a garage with about 400lbs on the shelf, not bolted down. Heavy chunk of wood, as this is a fresh cut tree in summer here, and I was able to get 400+ rpms with no wobble, and the piece was the complete opposite of what one would call "balanced". A very wet experience, but fun making shavings. As round became possible, more rpms were achieved. For the outside, from blank to roughed, I did between centers, just to prove it's possible. Actually prefer it now......much easier.