drum turning

[Rick Pitner]

Im looking for a lathe that I can turn a 24" or26" drum.
Im new to turning but not to wood working. Need advice on a good lathe
and prehaps a used one. Thanks Rick

 

[Dave Peebles]

Hi Rick,

Here is a list that my friend Neal Addy put together. It lists most of the lathes available.

http://www.nealaddy.org/pub/Lathe_List.html

It seems that the bigger the swing, the bigger the budget you need.

Best wishes,

Dave

 

[Joe Greiner]

That will be a major investment for your first lathe. But fine if you intend to turn a lot of large work.

If these drums are limited production, you might consider a home-built contraption to guide the work on a router table. This link was easier to find than I expected: http://www.woodworkforums.com/f8/cart-before-horse-57412/

I might have referred to it in a later discussion of drum building on the same web site. I'll see if I can find it later.

 

[Joe Greiner]

Not the same as what I had in mind earlier, but here's a current project using a similar concept: http://www.woodworkforums.com/f40/10-f5-newtonian-113300/

Pretty good timing, and saved me from a search.