Lathe stand

[Micky D]

Got bored the other day and made a new stand for my lathe out of scrap lumber. Just planed down the lumber and put it together with glue and screws. Idea was in my brain not on paper. Just a put together thing

 

[Kenny Durrant]

It looks more like a nice piece of furniture. Very Nice.

 

[Micky D]

It looks more like a nice piece of furniture. Very Nice.

Thank you. My first try using discarded wood. Once it was planned to size the rest was easy. I get my wood at a pulp mill. They just throw it out. Lucky for me

 

[mark james]

Nice bench, but the lathe looks too clean...

 

[Micky D]

Nice bench, but the lathe looks too clean...

Look closer, ca glue all over lathe rest. Lol.

 

[mark james]

Look closer, ca glue all over lathe rest. Lol.

Acetone! And it looks better messed up.

 

[TellicoTurning]

Really nice stand, very smart design..... but I would recommend putting a little weight at the bottom to stabilize it a little more... I built a wood stand for my Jet1014 and then built a little box at the bottom and filled it with rocks... my little lathe and stand now weighs close to 200 lbs.

 

[TonyL]

Agree with above - maybe even add more wood to the legs? Y

 

[penicillin]

Nice stand.

I agree with the others - add weight at the bottom. I would consider bringing the lathe forward, too. It is nice to have a front shelf, but you don't want to be stretching across the front while turning.