Gerald has indeed stumbled upon the answer, only partly...

In addition to the assembly line of lathes, a clone of the original turner
standing in front of each lathe, plus a few more for general shop work seems
to be the ultimate answer. Think about it... One clone to do the grunt work
like chainsawing, sweeping the studio, oiling the lathe bedways etc, another
to do the bandsaw work, one to rough turn, one to finish turn, one to sand,
one to finish, one to buff, one to work on marketing and shipping, with the
original bloke walking around barking orders like the really big guy on
American Chopper. Now that's Nirvana... :-)

Take care and all the best to you and yours!

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Steven D. Russell
Eurowood Werks Woodturning Studio
The Woodlands, Texas

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Steve Russell has almost stumbled onto the answer to the
problem, but it has eluded even him. Here it is: build an
addition onto the shop and set up an assembly line of
LATHES, one dedicated to faceplates, one with a large bowl
chuck, one for small spigot jaws, one for cole jaws, etc.
You could probably get a discount on buying lathes in
quantity. One nasty problem remains, however: walking from
one lathe to the other.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

It is fatal to live too long.