Looking for machine supplier

[Tonio]

Hello

I am located in Indonesia and I am suppose to produce colomn in wood. The maximum length of those column will be 7 meters and diameter 40. The problem is that those column must be round.

Could you give me advice of the machine to choose? Do you know companies selling second hand machines?

For information I am located in Indonesia.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Tonio

[Morris Dovey]

| I am located in Indonesia and I am suppose to produce colomn in | wood. The maximum length of those column will be 7 meters and | diameter 40. The problem is that those column must be round.

To make a round column you'll probably want a lathe. A 7m x 1/2m lathe will probably be fairly expensive. You might consider building your own either from the ground up or by lengthening a shorter lathe.

There is an interesting presentation showing the re-building of a lathe for production of columns at

that may provide some inspiration and guidance.

| Could you give me advice of the machine to choose? | Do you know companies selling second hand machines?

I'd suggest checking on

and doing a search for used lathes on

| For information I am located in Indonesia.

You might be able to build a lathe locally for less expense than the cost of shipping from the USA or Europe. Use your regional resources to check Australian, Taiwanese, etc. sources of used machinery.

HTH

-- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA

[John Girouard]

Perhaps coopering would be an easier approach for such large columns. DAGS, as I know pretty much nothing about it.

-John in NH

[Pat]

I live in the United States and English is my native language and I don't understand what DAGS means. Does Tonio?

[Greg G]

Do A Google Search of the newsgroup.

Greg G.

[Frank Ketchum]

[John Girouard]

Sorry 'bout that... working on a computer all day gets me talking in acronymese sometimes. 'Do a google search', either specifically in the rec.woodworking newsgroup

or a more general search

-John in NH

See... there I go again.

-John in New Hampshire

[Odinn]

On 11/18/2005 12:53 PM Pat mumbled something about the following:

DAGS = Do A Google Search