"Harold and Susan Vordos" wrote in message
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"Boris Beizer" wrote in message
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A typical home shop
lathe (e.g., a 9" South Bend) can handle 9" diameter by 30" long.

Not really. While the lathe may have a 9" swing, it can't swing that
diameter over the cross slide. I'd suggest you would be restricted to
about 4" diameter instead.

Oops!
Boris (Red-in-the-face) Beizer