Hello,

My work on my lathe restoration continues. I have all the electrical parts I need.

Some of the parts for the Reeve's drive, mainly the handle, was so rusted in place my neighbor and I needed a cutting torch, turned it cherry red, before it finally moved. Mangled a pin pretty bad, I'll have to make a new one. Shouldn't be a problem.

The base is about half painted. I used "stripper wheels" in my side wheel grinder, and that really works a treat.

But that's not why I'm here. My question is, when I finish this, and set it up. I wonder how far from the wall I should place it? I know this may sound like a simple question, but I'll be drilling holes in my concrete floor to anchor it. I don't want to do that more than once.

I'm thinking about a foot should be plenty.

Enough space I can get behind it to clean. When I add dust collection, there will be space. But those should be about the only reasons to get behind it.

Did I miss something?

Thanks in advance.