any one have a 10’ x 12” lathe

[stocksy27]

hi,
have a project coming up that wants some steel supports cladding in hollow elm tapered post, will be approx 250mm diameter and 2.8-3m in length about 40 of them to be turned, will all be glued ready to turn, alternately any know were such a size lathe is for sale.
many thanks 

[seventhdevil]

you need to five someone with a Wadkin RU.

some professional outfits have them or very occasionally they are available on ebay and you can get one for only a few grand.

couple of facebook turning groups might know of someone who can help.

[bodrighywood]

Where are you? There are  a couple of pro turners who might have the facilities

Pete

[Twisted Trees]

Alternatively you could saw the blanks into more manageable lengths and join them together. I assume that the glue up leaves the required hollow in the blank, would take quite a tool to hollow out a 3m deep column! but if there is enough space for a series of box style mortice / tenon joints then this could be done on a more available lathe.

[Bill21]

I’m sure I’ve seen something like your project done before and it wasn’t done on a lathe. The workpiece was rotated  (slowly, by hand) but the wood was removed with a router mounted above the workpiece on rails like scaffold poles. As you want the wood tapered this would probably be easier and more consistent than using a regular lathe anyway. Once you set the angle of the jig they’ll all end up the same. Just a thought.

[Martin Lawrence]

  Try Les Thorn, I am sure I have seen pictures of him turning pieces this size.

Cheers Martin.

[stocksy27]

thanks guys bill21 has gave me a great idea think though would work great