CRICKY Sir Ronald you bloody ripper, I like people that think outside of the bowl or square and your ticking all the boxes so far. Just brilliant engineering and it works. Keep the dream alive son Aussie Aussie Aussie GDAY MATE from brisbane Australia
Hey Ronald, I knew that Jan had to be involved in this project, I mean, he is dutch too.. you should drink some beer together on a regular basis to keep us entertained. Great work!
Lol well maybe instead of a trailer I try and be a crew member in a yatch and have them use logs as bumpers and life jackets lol. Thanks for sharing your amazing creation
@@ronaldkanne I thought you were referring to the wrench tool you took out being dutch and being very inventive but i later discovered that the very dutch saying meant to not waste the small bowl blank as it could be sold. It is an amazing machine, congrats on the construction, the only modification i can think of is a guard on the spindle drive, i grew up on a farm and it reminds me of the power drive that is on the back of a tractor and they always scared the pants of me.
Fantastic ... the only suggestion I have to make it even better, have the blades on a dovetail type mounting, meaning you lift one knife off and slide the other on ... I'd be chopping trees down just to have a shot of this machine 👍
Thats a great device you have made. It reminds me of the 'old days' of Massey Ferguson tractors where the PTO shaft was exposed on connection to powered accessories. So I would suggest a nice safety enhancement would be to enclose the shaft. Happy bowl making - my lathe is a Coronet Major circa 1960, made in Derby U.K. :) :)
Well done Ronald, both for the machine and these videos, keep them coming please! I will never forget the courses with you and the great vibe of your shop, you opened a new world for me!
Not only are you saving a ton of time using that coring machine but also greatly extending the life of your lathes motor and other components like bearings, etc. by not coring on it which is right up there with the most demanding tasks one can perform on a wood lathe.
Ten eerste gefeliciteerd met je nieuw machine, super ding is dat. Ten tweede, ik hoop nog veel te zien van jullie Ten derde, de video's zijn super, omdat je alles goed uitlegt en niet alleen tegen een camera praat, maar tegen Lien als ik het goed heb. Super tof, bedankt voor het maken van je video's. Grt uit Belgenland...
HBM does have a very heavy and large machine and it takes a lot of maintenance. I've seen it. To large and complicated to duplicate. Especially the cutters. HBM has special cutters that are forged and very very expensive. The folks who run HBM are good folks and have a great product at a good price. I'll buy this machine if it's ever on the market.
Je had het er al over toen ik mijn OneWay kwam afhalen. Dat ding is inderdaad vet! 😎 Bij mij in de schuur zou ie niet passen en ik heb er ook geen emplooij voor maar ik snap waarom jij zoiets wil. Ziet er stevig uit dus gaat vast heel lang mee!
Wow, Ronald! In the world of bowl turning, this machine needs to be addressed as Sir! What a couple of Hertog Jan beers can yield! Magnificent machine you and Jan created and the revelation of your carbide cutter made me smile. I was wondering how the knife or sharp edge was constructed but I never thought it was this tiny carbide piece. Although I’m not going to opt for this one, it was a pleasure to see it operating. Cheers, __Frank
I just LOVE the Mastodon! You guys did an amazing job with the design and build. Thank you for sharing that with us. Looking forward to updates from time to time on how it works out.
Hi Bill, yes that has been suggested already. Normally we do this with 2 persons and one is taking off the bowl. When I do this alone I take them of myself nowadays...
Hmm, very similar set up to what the New Holland Bowl Mills in the US uses. I think their cutter is more of a hook type cutter rather than the replaceable carbide tips. I use Tantung for my cutters, which is similar to Stellite. Love that bending thing your friend uses.
I love how coring systems give you standard sized bowls. I actually want to do the reverse and make a 'mounder', also to figure out a way to do very small cores to do espresso cups with exact volumetric measurements. Measuring cups, and even reuseable milk cartons, but i am in the USA, so we dont have bagged milk here.
Ha Ronald, puike machine! De truc die ik gebruik om een faceplate eraf te krijgen, is om altijd een rond uitgeknipt papieren velletje tussen de faceplate en de spindel te doen. Zo heb ik nooit last van gruwelijk vastzittende Chucks en faceplates Maar de speciale sleutel is ook prachtig!
Hoi Mark, Thnx! Leuk weer van je te horen! Het probleem was hier niet om de faceplate eraf te halen, (die zit er namelijk vast op) Maar het hout van de wormschroef af te draaien... Stukkie papier helpt dan niet...
Didn't think there was anyone as crazy as me to build such a machine.!! Yours looks a bit heavier and I only go to 16", but same principle. Mine is powered by a 212cc gasoline motor. In 2020 I converted my knives and made one new one to accept CCGT060204 or CCGT 060202 tips. They use more horse powerer but forging previous cutters was very difficult for me and they would occasionally break. I've also converted 4 sets of oneway knives to the carbide inserts.
Well, this was awesome! I've been looking-over three systems for coring, trying to decide on which one to buy--you didn't help me there ;-) --but I live in Germany now, so perhaps I'll come for a class and see this Mastodon in person! vlg Amy
Ron. Do you plan to make this machine for sale? I'm interested. I've been coring with three systems for years and have made thousands of bowls, but I've done it the hard way. KC
@@ronaldkanne Ron. You're killing me. 10 years I've been coring with the hard manual tools. I spend so much time doing the coring, it takes away from the finishing which is what I like the most. Also, since I make a living making bowls, it sure would be nice creating inventory faster. If I can convince you to change your mind let me know. Or, if you would sell a set of plans I would be happy with that. thanks. KC
What an amazing machine! Great video work too, I love the vibe of it! Only thing I'm wondering: aren't you afraid of cracking a bowl by letting it fall like that? I'd be tempted to put something below the bowl to catch it, even if just an old mattress :P
I love to bring you a trailer full of pecan, mesquite, ash, and sycamore burl and croch logs , maybe we can barter for some of bowl blanks ya are able to get from logs I bring you
Well, i was so happy that i just forgot that... but if you also count the hours it is a bloody expensive machine... if you count the fun we had making it, it is priceless...
Great work. Is the coring part of the courses you offer- or is there a chance to buy some cored blanks? Kind regards from Germany. Sebastian Feierabend
Hi Sebastian, Coring is a part of the Bowl Course. But than we are using the easy core from Oneway and the Woodcut sytem. I hope soon to be able to sell cored bowls... Grtz
You're killing me. 10 years I've been coring with the hard manual tools. I spend so much time doing the coring, it takes away from the finishing which is what I like the most. Also, since I make a living making bowls, it sure would be nice creating inventory faster. If I can convince you to change your mind let me know. Or, if you would sell a set of plans I would be happy with that. thanks. KC
