PukeTarget wrote:
: The lathe has a ten inch swing but it may not be wise to place a ten inch
: diameter
: turning blank of substantial mass between centers. Start small and work your
: way up and use good common sense.


Starting small is excellent advice. However, I've turned
5" thick, 9.5" diameter bowl blanks on the mini with no trouble
(and without bolting it down). They were cut round on a bandsaw before
mounting them.


-- Andy Barss