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stripermaineiac · 03-07-2014, 07:28 AM

I remember the ist lathe I used in high school-LOL- yes I can remeberthat far back. It was a big old Delta-rockwell.We turned baseball bats for ourselves that never would have met todays rules.The ist plugs I turned were little ones and I had to be carefull as the thing ate wood real fast. It had a 3 horse motor on it. We had to hand sharpen the bit for it. Some of the bowl makers I know gave up on the mini and midi as there just isn't enough power to do what they need. Harder woods like maple,mahogany an birch are a hard turn for a midi.You go to 1 hp or bigger well things change.I'm looking at a couple to upgrade to now as it will make a huge difference. They aren't cheap either LOL.More power is the real fix.

03-07-2014, 07:28 AM	#17
stripermaineiac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Buxton, Maine Posts: 1,727	I remember the ist lathe I used in high school-LOL- yes I can remeberthat far back. It was a big old Delta-rockwell.We turned baseball bats for ourselves that never would have met todays rules.The ist plugs I turned were little ones and I had to be carefull as the thing ate wood real fast. It had a 3 horse motor on it. We had to hand sharpen the bit for it. Some of the bowl makers I know gave up on the mini and midi as there just isn't enough power to do what they need. Harder woods like maple,mahogany an birch are a hard turn for a midi.You go to 1 hp or bigger well things change.I'm looking at a couple to upgrade to now as it will make a huge difference. They aren't cheap either LOL.More power is the real fix.