I expect members to not do this in the woodshop.
I expect it would take an entire village of members just to lift it onto a lathe. 
That is what gantry cranes are for.
But I like to think that your lathe should weigh several times what your part does.
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thats a good sized burl.
Wow. $6000 to do it. I wonder if he monetized his video. I hope so @ 1.6million views.
No mention of the “after” weight…
It heartens me that the guy doing the work thought the same as me: “what a waste of a nice chunk of maple”. 
He did at the end of part 2 … about 100 pounds.
Dam. I missed that somehow.
Thanks!
Wow. 500 lbs of wood chips for the smoker…
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This one also impresses me. This is a huge wood turning by David Barkby. Personally, I think this guy is probably a little nuts.
http://www.handmadeinpa.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Wallhangings_photos_from_brochure_005.jpg
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At least a little. Needing a notch in your floor as a bed gap is a little extreme.