[OP]
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heres a few pics of the my current project of building a more solid lathe stand.
Built for scrap lumber lying around at the rear of my shop, all glued and screwed construction. Centre height for the lathe will 4' and the bed length is 40". So its a bit higher than I normally have but the previous stand was too low and very flimsy...might have got carried away on the construction this time
neil
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Neil that looks pretty good and looks really stout. Rather have it that way and overbuilt. Well done.
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Looks pretty good to me Neil! Much rather have it slightly over-built and be able to take some abuse than have it flex under load! Nice work!
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Looks good and sturdy.
Any plans to paint it yellow
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The lumber, if it wasn't being used, has been put to use in the best possible way...
It's not overbuilt, it's just engineered for catastrophic events.
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I like the new stand! I wonder... is that the lathe ways (in the last pic) that it was built for?
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AL, you dont miss muchI like the new stand! I wonder... is that the lathe ways (in the last pic) that it was built for?
The centre height for the chuck will be 4' a bit higher than average. But it suits me and next owner is taller than me so it should be ok for him as well
Painting will come shortly, just gotta rustle up some paint for the back of the shop
neil
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