Thanks for some of the post here I got good advice from the experts on where to place the lathe. As you can see I limited to half of our 2-1/2 car garage for my tools. I originally had it against the wall where that router table and beverage making system is. I also had a small frig and rolling cabinet with my Tormek in that area. The RT used to be between the lathe at the wall and my workbench at the right (that is not in the photo). I recently sold my seldom used drum sander and it allowed me to relocate the frig and sharpening station so I could find some open space for the lathe. The RT houses many lathe tools so it's in a nice home now. I can now get to both sides of the lathe and have no wall to hit with my tool handles or tool rest. This may even allow me to get the lathe accessory to turn off the end:
Thanks for looking,
Mike