I got that arbortek thing mini grinder. Call it a birthday present to myself.

 

And I can't rally say why but later I ended up on the Craft Supplies web site eyeballing a  set of expanded jaws for my Vicmark to hold reversed bowls and such to turn the bottom

Then I was eyeballing a longworth chuck.

Started thinking I should get the biggest I can fit

The Limit on RPM  bothered me. It's for turning the bottom of a bowl dag-nabbit I don't wanna be limited to 600 RPM and what I'm turning a smaller bowl than my  capacity and it's just phenolic so if I drop it,  it'll be toast.

Besides

I'm already using a Doughnut  home made rig. So I decide that's what I'll stick with.  I can center work on it just fine and I can make as many sizes as I want with almost no effort;  so that's that.

 

But then I got into the eccentric chuck.

Looked at a  few videos of the work you can do  on it and didn't like any of it.

But I got a better idea

I have a wild idea.  It starts with some heavy steel plate a 5" steel ball and some welding and work.

I think I'll prototype it first in wood.

The idea is to hold work at wild angles

Maybe I can do it without the steel ball. I do like the idea of the steel  ball through  it's kind of macho.

 

 

 

 

Sounds like a plan.  Can't wait to see it.  Don't go too wild with it or you will be chasing the lathe around the shop if it isn't bolted down.

What Dan said.

 

You are a good man Charlie Brown. Cliff I tried some things years ago and gave up and got a vacum chuck. Please keep us posted on your progress.

2 minutes ago, Gerald said:

You are a good man Charlie Brown. Cliff I tried some things years ago and gave up and got a vacum chuck. Please keep us posted on your progress.

 

I gotta build a vacuum chuck.  I already have a pump  a Stinkin honkin monster of a pump.