Steve Wolfe wrote:

A while ago, I saw the web site of a guy that does architectural columns,
and built a lathe large enough to do columns that were several feet in
diameter, and something like 15 or 20 feet long. To rough out the columns,
he used something like a 3- or 5-horse motor attached to an 18" circular
blade, mounted on rails to slide back and forth. I wish I could find the
link now! Maybe someone else has it...

steve

It sounds like Tom Plamann's lathe:

Finished project -
http://www.plamann.com/sys-tmpl/lath...athe&UID=10021

The whole story -
http://www.plamann.com/sys-tmpl/lathe/index.nhtml

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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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