My Christmas gift and its new bench...

[whteglve]

Here is a pic of my new lathe I got for Christmas. I also made a workbench to sit it on. At first I thought that the bench was going to be big enough but now I'm not so sure. The whole bench was made from scrap that I had around the shop too.

 

[Atherton Pens]

Nice present! No matter how big the bench, it never big enough always need more width, length, space behind, space above, etc., etc. just keep adding on, when it fills the shop, get a bigger shop. Understand where this is leading? You never have enough to feed the addiction.

 

[JimB]

Congrats on the new toy. BTW, Gary is right.

 

[Nate Davey]

Nice job and the bench and congrats on the new lathe. Now, where's the sawdust?

 

[phillywood]

Ash, congrats. on your new toy, but welcome to the real workld of realization. Wait unitl this time next year.

 

[bobjackson]

Congratulations. Now go make a bigger bench.

 

[PenMan1]

Congratulations. Now go make a bigger bench.

Yep. Nice lathe. I have the VSI version of this lathe that has been flawless for nearly 5 years.

BUT, Bob is right! I could have that bench completely cluttered in one session. On benches. Mo bigga, mo betta

 

[PenMan1]

On a serious note, that IS a beautiful bench. You may want to consider putting drawers and shelving below it. I am so spastic that I could never have my tools behind my lathe. I rarely turn off the lathe when changing tools.

On more than one occasion with my tools behind the lathe, I reached for a different tool and REALLY got "caught up" in my work.

Putting drawers and doors beneath the lathe on the front side would make your work environment more enjoyable AND if you use matching wood for the drawers and doors, it would really show off your beautiful bench.

Respectfully submitted.