Bill in Buena Park, and I , must be twins that were separated at birth. I use the EXACT same procedures for spindle turning.
But BiBP must have started out with a bigger lathe. One week after I bought my lathe, I went back and bought the 20" bed extension. After adding a 4-jaw chuck, and then needing a Jacobs chuck with bit in the tailstock, I had no room for a piece of wood! With the bed extension, I can turn tall peppermills and use long Forstner bits to bore them, and have space left over between the chucks.
But BiBP must have started out with a bigger lathe. One week after I bought my lathe, I went back and bought the 20" bed extension. After adding a 4-jaw chuck, and then needing a Jacobs chuck with bit in the tailstock, I had no room for a piece of wood! With the bed extension, I can turn tall peppermills and use long Forstner bits to bore them, and have space left over between the chucks.
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