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Who needs a lathe when...

Mike Rubes

>you can use your table saw!!! Just in case you missed it, this was posted over the main forum. I cannot even imagine how unsafe this must be.

Scroll just a bit down to "Using your Table Saw for a Lathe"

Don't try this at home, kids. Heck, I don't think this should be tried anywhere!

Table Saw Lathe

Seems like you could easily make the inside of the bowl by lowering the blank on a spinning blade and then rotating the bowl blank? I'm kidding!!!! I'm not suggesting that anyone try that! Really. Don't do that!

Mike

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Andy in Raleigh

>The bowl making you jest about is further down on that same page.

👍 This page answered my questions

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