My frankenbase

[alamocdc]

Since my shop is now a small two car garage, I've had the need to put more of my tools on mobile bases. I have several on HTC type mobile bases and I bought two from HF several years ago. I put one under my planer stand while I was still in Ohio. Unlike the HTC type, you supply your own stretchers made of 2 by hardwood stock. They get the job done well enough, but I prefer the more expensive HTC type. However, I still had one HF in the box, and the HTC type wouldn't really work well for the stand I put my lathe on because of the leg stance. I would be standing on the front stretcher. So here is what I came up with. The test fit shows that I now have the toe room to stand close enough to the lathe.

And LOML wondered why I kept those old bed frames! :wink: A piece of good ol' angle iron always comes in handy! The 2 gray pieces are backed up by 2x2 Pine and the long stretcher in the back is Oak milled from the old headboard.

 

[sbell111]

That's a little bit awesome. Let us know how it works for you.

 

[plantman]

Billy; If the mind can think it, the hands can make it !! It's called thinking outside of the box, or base as your case seems to be. Good work. Jim S

 

[bobjackson]

Looks good Billy.

 

[Tom T]

I think it will be comfortable, to turn nice wood

 

[Glen Schumann]

Great idea and execution.