This is the first part of the jumbo lathe that will eventualy be about 22 feet long and will handle pieces (hollow ,light weight wood and foam stock)  16 feet long X 4 feet in diameter .I am building it to do a batch of roman fluted columns for a house in Clarksville .More on that later ...


http://www.robotgroup.net/brooks/JumboLatheHead.jpg

The first project was to create a convex semisphear for a logo sign for my brother's company ,see the whole finised product and details at SignalysisLogoSign
http://www.robotgroup.net/brooks/ConvexDiskForm.jpg
The machine may look scary but it is only turning at about 1 turn per second from a dryer motor that can bearly handle the torque .
http://www.robotgroup.net/brooks/ShapingTool.jpg   The shaping tool is a piece of an old wieght lifting bench press I found in the pile of stuff I got from the warehouse moveout .I have 4 inch X 2 inch steel C beam for a tool rest and coat the metal with alot of grease .It takes awhile working back and forth but the perforated aluminum is fairly plyable so it makes it easier .  

Back to BrooksColeman http://www.robotgroup.net/brooks/BackToBrooks.jpg