Making plans to build a concrete bowl lathe - opinions welcome.

[Mark Norman]

I will definitely try my hand at segmented turning Richard. I think I would enjoy that a lot.

My first order of business is to get the shop cleaned up and organized. It's been an auto shop for so many years I have car parts filling up the shelves that should be sporting wood. I would like to just toss em all but I see value in many so I need to inventory em and offer em up for sale on my Camaro forum.

[Steve Frederick]

How are you doing Mark?

[Norm Zax]

I miss this thread. Please post something ... anything?
[tool rest news or plans, satisfaction from cement clear finish, lessons learnt after some turning, max weight spinning so far, pic from un-orthodox angle...]

[Steve Frederick]

I miss this thread. Please post something ... anything?
[tool rest news or plans, satisfaction from cement clear finish, lessons learnt after some turning, max weight spinning so far, pic from un-orthodox angle...]

Yeah! You got most of us hooked..

[Mark Norman]

Sometimes life take over,,,LOL
been cleaning up around here when I'm not spending time with the kids.
Sorta ran out of cash and been stood up by my welder friend twice.

I wanted to do some turning this weekend but its been way too hot, the mercury hit 104 yesterday and is allready 95 and not even noon yet...

I'm taking the kids to taco bell and bowling soon, then maybee to the river again to cool off.

[Mark Norman]

It was a lot of fun building and you guys are great but I have to part with it..

Check the classified...

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...85#post1193385

[Gary Conklin]

Mark,

I am sorry to hear about what is going on. I was beggining to wonder where you were. Best of luck on the sale, you shouldn't have an issue selling that beast though. Best of luck and God Bless.

P.S. I posted this on a local WW site.

[Mark Norman]

I greatly enjoyed the build and am impressed with the outcome. I wish I could purchase or build a tailstock to complete it but it's just not in the cards. I don't want to complete the ways without having a tailstock in hand for guidance.

[Richard Madison]

Maybe someone here who knows how to copy the link could post it on some other turning sites. Unique Marks-Way concrete bowl lathe for sale.

[Steve Rozmiarek]

I've followed Marks build, and I'd really like to see that lathe finished by him, if he wants too. Wonder if we could collectively help that happen, if Mark wants.

[Mark Norman]

Thanks for the help guys!

I would like to finish it and it would not take much, just a tailstock so I can have the ways welded up, then a banjo and tool rest. I was contemplating with just making a tool rest and forgoing the tailstock till I could afford one.
As it is, I will likely be re-locating and wont have room for all the toys I have now.

Feel free to spread the word of the awesome machine for sale. And dont worry about including my e-mail addy triangle5@sti.net thanks again.

[John King]

Checkout the web site for Vernon Leibrant at http://www.vkleibrant.com/process.html. I have visited Vernon's shop. He turns large bowls on a homemade concrete lathe. Recommend you talk with Vernon about fabrication of a concrerte lathe. He is a nice guy and I am sure he would be willing to share with you what he knows about fabrication and turning on a concrete based lathe. - John

[alex carey]

...little late to the game john.

[Raymond Sprouse]

Any updates on this project? I would love to see the finished project.

[Jeff Nicol]

Ray, A few months back Mark had some family issues to attend to and we are allowing him to get things back to normal. So we will have to wait and see what ever happened to the Concrete Beast.

Mark, If you are still checking in once in a while send me a PM or I will drop you and e-mail or something. I want to be able to get the bowl I am working on for you to you.

Take care and God Bless us all at this time of the year,

Jeff