It’s here!!!!! New PM3520 Lathe

I took advantage of the WMH Black Friday sale to make the big plunge and upgrade from my 1949 Shopsmith to the Powermatic 3520b (Mustard Monster). It arrived on Tuesday Dec. 15th and I got it assembled that night and just made a few chips late that evening.  The following Friday I finally got to have some fun. I made a good mess turning a NE apple bowl (man it smells good while turning!).

I only had enough time to rough out a spindle before heading to bed.

 

Just to show the comparison between the shopsmith and the Mustard Monster.

 

The fun mess from rough turning the apple bowl.