How big is big? How off-balance is not balanced? How slowly can your
lathe turn and still maintain usable torque? Details, details...

My lathe weighs 600 lbs, btw.

Bill

bizHB wrote:
the lathe itself weighs 200lb and the bench im building weighs about
another 100lb. is that enough to make it not dance with me while
turning big off center/not balanced pieces? or should i fill the two
pockets i made with sand to add another 50lb total?