Such a simple solution, what a diffrence!

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I have had a issue in my shop around my lathe of where to place things while working. I have had a few ideas, but I really had not found the solution yet. Well today as I was cleaning a few things off my wire shelves above my shop sink where my bowls dry I thought to myself, self... that wire shelf might be nice behind the lathe. So I tested a length and then off to Wally world in the CJ to buy a 4" section. (Tell ya what, thats a cold ride with the top off!)

This is great for a shelf!! The chips fall right thru it and it fills the gap behind my lathe just perfect. Now there's a spot to stick my jigs and what not as well as my calipers or a lathe tool if I need to set it down..

PS.. yes, I did pull the end off the cord to run it thru the rack!!
And yes.. I know... I STILL have not replaced the wood under the lathe. Soon, soon I tell ya!

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Good job on using the shelf! I see you are using the linked belt to drive your lathe. That makes a heck of a difference. More turners need to learn about the great benefits from those belts. I have used them for many years on ALL my equipment and vehicles. I immediately noted a hugh improvement in mileage and power transfer. The noise diminished to nest to nothing as well. The cost of these link belts may be higher than normal belts BUT the benefits are terrific and far outweigh the cost. One just needs to remember to check and see that the "fit" of the pully to the belt link is proper.
 
Lee, Like the layout,agree on the choice of belt,simpler solution from an old electrician simply bend the bars on the shelf to allow the plug thru.I like your neat lathe we do not have them over our way
looks great. Peter
 
I don't think the link belts will work on a Jet Mini.. when I broke mine, I checked with Woodcraft store in Knoxville.. David, the owner, said the pully was too narrow for them to work.. This is a nice solution, but since my lathe sits in middle of the room, won't work for me. I have hooks and loops on the legs and table top of my wooden lathe stand for calipers and tool rests and such..
 
Thanks guys.. It does clog a little bit roughing out wet bowl blanks. I just roughed a 10" cherry bowl that was very wet, like wet enough to spit on my shield! I did get a bit of a pile going on, but it cleans off nice and easy.

Fred, I love the link belts myself and have them on most all of my tools. The added benifits when you work with older tools is that if you need to swap out a motor you may need to add or remove some links for the new belt not buy a new one.

Peter, thanks on the comments... My lathe is a restored 1930's era Delta 11 x 39. It will soon to be bummped up to 14 x 39 once I get the custom made riser blocks I have in the works. I can't wait to get them on it will help with my tool swing very much.

Here is a better photo of the lathe itself.
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Any my "turning corner" [:D]
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Nice set-up. I really love that lathe-tool-rack, and the box shelf for bottles. Great ideas!
Thanks for sharing, I need lots of help to get me more organized in the shop.
 
Thanks Brad.. The tool rack is a temp untill I figure out how I want them. I am infact debating a rolling cabinet design in an old shop notes issue.

The bottle rack has a 1/4" hardboard top that is just about 1/4" under the top of the box with 2" holes for the bottles to sit in. The bottom has a mirror image but with 1.5" holes for chips to fall out but the bottles to have a place to sit. The box is just some left over bamboo flooring.[:D]
 
Great idea. Just be real careful reaching over the lathe with it spinning. A loose-fitting shirt or the bottom of your smock/apron could be a real disaster. One of the safety tips I remember reading a long time ago was to never place tools on the far side of the lathe bed... just in case you were tempted to lean over the bed to get one.
 
what size pipe did you use for the tool holder? that's a fantastic idea. i've seen something similar to it before... but yours looks nicer. and did you just screw it on on the exposed pipe in the angle of the cut on either end?
 
Thanks, the rack is a temp to be honest and I have plans to for a large wall cabinet "station" to be built this summer. I still have a few details to iron out still.

The PVC pipe is 1.5" and if I were to do it again I would clean all the pipes with aceatone (this is awesome to clean dirt & lettering) From there I would rough cut to length and while lining up the bottom edge so that they are straight I would use PVC glue to glue the sides togather while using spring clamps untill they dry. Glue them all up and the with your table saw set to 22.5 then rip the bevel for the top. They will be stronger as one unit and it will be so much nicer looking with all the bevels perfect. You could also attach it directly to the wall if you make a nice "ledge" for the handles to sit on. This could be a simple piece of 3/4 stock about 2" wide attached an inch or so under the tubes. I think it would look better than the board I have them on. With the glue up, you can skip some tubes and just attach every third tube or so to the wall. I would use some nice drywall screw inserts though.
 
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