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Turning big work on a smaller lathe

thanks for the video, first picture of a donut chuck that show how they are use that I have seen, I hope that your battery are sealed against dust getting in
 
Any folks with the 16-24 or DVR with reverse could turn without a big outrigger, no? Banjo is long, and the stock rest is, too. Mine's a 3000, so I can't, but the geometry looks right.
 
MichaelMouse said:
Any folks with the 16-24 or DVR with reverse could turn without a big outrigger, no? Banjo is long, and the stock rest is, too. Mine's a 3000, so I can't, but the geometry looks right.
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My Lathe is a Nova 3000. With the headstock at between 45-90 degrees, I can go about 4"-6" deep and up to 24" wide with this before things start getting hard to reach. It pays to have the work well balanced. In addition, if you swing the headstock to the backside of the lathe, you get a little more access without the long reach over the tool rest.

I wouldn't want to do this every day, but for the days that I use it, it works pretty nicely.
 
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