I_wanna_Shed
23rd July 2007, 10:39 PM
Hi Everyone,
In this (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=47425) thread I asked about some thoughts and advice on making a good lathe stand for my newly acquired Woodfast 280L.
Well after trying to find spare time, the majority of my stand is done. It is made out of a combo of radiata pine and heavy one inch laminated chipboard (from office desks).
The sides are two layers of the chipboards glued and screwed together (2 inch total). They then have pine trimming on 3 of the side faces, with pine capping along each side edge to hide the chipboard.
The top is a single layer of the one inch board, with pine trimming to hide the chipboard. The smaller board that the lathe is sitting on is 30mm MDF, which the previous owner mounted the lathe to.
Pic 1: The front of the lathe stand. I have only completed one drawer so far. A wider drawer will be placed alongside the current one. I will then build a full width, deep drawer underneath these. I may also add some smaller drawers somewhere for pen components.
Pic 2: The rear of the lathe. Here you can see the "box" structure that can also hold sand if I find that the lathe isn't heavy/solid enough to resist an off balance blank. (I hope its solid enough, the stand weighs around 85kg plus the lathe).
Pic 3: The side of the stand. I originally had the lathe closer to the front, but this caused the stand to be slightly off balanced.
Pic 4: Just a photo of the sliding dovetail joinery I used in the drawer.
I still need to decide on where/how I will store my chisels. I'm thinking about making a cabinet (about file cabinet size) that will hold my chisels at a good height, and will also double as a sharpening station - and will be able to be wheeled away when not in use.
The power lead will go up to a hanging outlet.
If the shavings you can see don't look like they came from an experienced turner - that's because they certainly don't! Yesterday was the first time I had picked up a chisel, so I need some lessons! :C
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
Nathan.
In this (http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=47425) thread I asked about some thoughts and advice on making a good lathe stand for my newly acquired Woodfast 280L.
Well after trying to find spare time, the majority of my stand is done. It is made out of a combo of radiata pine and heavy one inch laminated chipboard (from office desks).
The sides are two layers of the chipboards glued and screwed together (2 inch total). They then have pine trimming on 3 of the side faces, with pine capping along each side edge to hide the chipboard.
The top is a single layer of the one inch board, with pine trimming to hide the chipboard. The smaller board that the lathe is sitting on is 30mm MDF, which the previous owner mounted the lathe to.
Pic 1: The front of the lathe stand. I have only completed one drawer so far. A wider drawer will be placed alongside the current one. I will then build a full width, deep drawer underneath these. I may also add some smaller drawers somewhere for pen components.
Pic 2: The rear of the lathe. Here you can see the "box" structure that can also hold sand if I find that the lathe isn't heavy/solid enough to resist an off balance blank. (I hope its solid enough, the stand weighs around 85kg plus the lathe).
Pic 3: The side of the stand. I originally had the lathe closer to the front, but this caused the stand to be slightly off balanced.
Pic 4: Just a photo of the sliding dovetail joinery I used in the drawer.
I still need to decide on where/how I will store my chisels. I'm thinking about making a cabinet (about file cabinet size) that will hold my chisels at a good height, and will also double as a sharpening station - and will be able to be wheeled away when not in use.
The power lead will go up to a hanging outlet.
If the shavings you can see don't look like they came from an experienced turner - that's because they certainly don't! Yesterday was the first time I had picked up a chisel, so I need some lessons! :C
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
Nathan.