I'm new to Sawmill Creek, I joined in the fall of 2009 and this is my first post. I enjoy reading the posts, especially in the Turner's Forum.
I have enjoyed wood turning, including bowls, for many years but with family and work did not get to spend much time in the shop.
Several years back I started building a home made bowl lathe. I built the spindle assemble back then, it laid around the shop for years and followed me through several work related moves.
I retired at the end of 2009 and have finally finished the lathe. The lathe works even better that my expectations, it's bolted to the floor and is very solid.
The lathe has a 1 horsepower motor with a speed range of approximately 575 - 2300 RPM.
The bowl being turned is a 13" x 4" green cherry blank. In the last photo the bowl is ready to be anchorseal'ed and put up to dry.