Have been practicing with the bowl saver on some nice sweetgum. First, there are a lot less shavings, since there is only the outside shaping of the blank and the hollowing out of the smallest bowl. Second, it is faster--even if you don't need the smaller bowls. Just throw the inside bowl away and you are done. In three days it has probably paid for itself providing I can sell the smaller bowls, and sweetgum bowls sell well.
How fast are you turning with it?
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Checked yesterday. 10-12" size of larger bowl--From slice off the log to two bowls roughed out from it took 45 minutes. That's fast for me.
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Sorry, my fault. I meant what rpm speed is the lathe spinning?
500-600 rpm. I haven't gotten confident enough to go any faster. It still surprises me if I go too far and the inner bowl just drops down and bumbles around inside the larger bowl. I fully expect it to go into near earth orbit. Pleasant surprise.
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