Extreme spindle turning?

[Andy Coates]

This is right at the limit of what my WivaMac DB1200 can take between centers. In order to manage it safely the drives were counter sunk. Not something I'd necassarily recommend, but interesting in so much as it exceeds the spec of the machine and was achieved safely. I reduced the turning speed to 900rpm just to be sure it was all safe.

The reason I didn't get the extension bed out and set it all up was that the client had assured me it was a standard newel - without specifying length, and the quote was based on speed of time to turn. An hour moving the workshop around and setting up the extension would have wiped any benefit from turning it in the first place.

Just thought it might be interesting to some!

[Bryan Milham]

A 5 foot Newel post - that must be some staircase!

[Andy Coates]

yes. that's what i thought. "standard" it isn't.

[Roger Groom]

Do we get to see a pic of the finished item?
Roger G

[Dave Atkinson]

Looks like fun!!!  Be interested to see the finished item.

Cheers Dave

[thebowlerhattedturner]

Well done Andy,
                     necessity is the mother of invention, just think yourself lucky that you didn't have to drill a hole down the middle .
After this advert for wivamac lathes I think I might buy some shares.
Regards
John BHT

[woodndesign]

If you counterbored each end it didn't include the ball cap, then it's easy to make the cap to fit the pre-drilled hole.

Would be nice to see the end result, as the spindles in the back ground look excellent.

Cheers David

[Andy Coates]

Sorry folks...been away canoeing and without proper net access (difficult for me!!!!)...

I'll take a pic today and post later...

[Andy Coates]

as promised...

[John D Smith]

Hi Andy, Well turned Newel and Spindles did they want the Spindles longer than the sample? Regards John   

[Andy Coates]

of course they did!

Both newel and spindles were modified versions of the originals. Don't ask me why!

[Doug Barratt]

Very nice work Andy.

Though you look to have almost as much debris around the lathe as Atco 

[Andy Coates]

The oneway is the student lathe...messy students! Mine, of course, is spotless

[woodndesign]

Andy, nice square shoulders and centered as well, is this the first round ...    ..

Cheers

[Richard Findley]

Hi Andy

Good job and good thinking. What I've found is there is no such thing as standard for a professional hand turner. If people want standard they go to B&Poo and pay less than we can buy the timber for. Anything else needs to be specially made and that's where we come in!!

Cheers

Richard