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Seated turning - lathes

Hal Taylor

Hal Taylor

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What lathe do you use for seated turning. I use the Robust Scout on the Universal Stand set all the way down. I do not tilt the lathe - I still use a Jameison style hollowing rig for hollowing which I couldn’t if the lathe were tilted. Here’s my setup. Let’s see yours.
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Hal Taylor said:
What lathe do you use for seated turning. I use the Robust Scout on the Universal Stand set all the way down. I do not tilt the lathe - I still use a Jameison style hollowing rig for hollowing which I couldn’t if the lathe were tilted. Here’s my setup. Let’s see yours.
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Hal could you giv e me the height spindle to floor you use or recommend a nominal height to set the height for various turners? Thanks Ray
 
Hi Ray:
I have a Robust Scout that I purchased used two weeks ago. The lathe spindle’s center is 41.5” above the floor. I am 5’10” and this allows the centerline to be the height of my elbow. Hope this helps.
 
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