In article , ghodges2
@aol.com says...
Before the the new age lathe gets started working on the wood, it has to get to
the wood. How about a crane which will grab the wood blank and mount it on the
lathe. This would save a lot of time and prevent bad backs. I know a lot of
doctors would hate this lathe, and probably try and prevent it from hitting the
market because it would take away one of their main income producers.

I think that John Nichols sells these with many of his lathes. A number
of the Stubby group have made their own using a highly-discounted
electric hoist from Harbor Freight.

Bill