On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 9:03:58 PM UTC-5, Martin Eastburn wrote:
If you do a lot of bowls buy a bowl lathe. They are specially designed
for turning bowls and large plates.


A sliding headstock lathe eliminates the need to even think about having separate bowl and spindle lathes. Or compromising by using one to do the other task. Bowl lathes are basically short bed lathes with a large swing. And spindle lathes are long bed lathes. Sliding headstock lathes allow you to have BOTH a short and long bed on the same lathe. With a bowl lathe you stand at the end of the bed and hollow out the inside of the bowl. No bending over the short bed. With a sliding headstock lathe you can slide the head to the end of the bed and then stand at the end of the bed and hollow out the inside of the bowl. No need to bend over the bed.

https://vicmarc.com/index.php?option...tegory_id =13
This is a Vicmarc 300 bowl lathe. It has a 19" bed.

https://oneway.ca/products-category/...0-Series-Lathe
The Oneway 2416 is a bowl lathe. 16" between centers. Or you can add on the outboard turning bed and get a 20" between center bowl lathe on the opposite side of the spindle part of your Oneway.