What height should a WW lathe chuck be?

**BobL** · 15th March 2012, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by issatree

Hi BobL,
I haven't read them all, bu I would like to think that you would consider making a Duck Board, out of Wood of course, to stand on.
I made my Slats of 1 1/2in x 1/2in. or 40mm. x 12mm. & 3/4in or 20mm. apart so all the shavings fall through to the floor.
You need to glue & screw.
Standing on the Board, you measure from the Board to 25mm. above your Elbow.
Well that was the way I did it all those years ago, & it still work that way today.

Thanks for the idea. I'm going to have to think about this because the place where I stand to operate the WW lathe is in a pathway between the two halves of the shed and I don't really want to be tripping over anything or having to move it so I can roll machines between the spaces.

**China** · 15th March 2012, 10:16 PM

If a duck is not feasable the just buy one of those anti fatigue matts from someone like clark rubber

**gidgee 1** · 16th March 2012, 06:35 AM

HI Bob
If you are going down the path of putting a 20 gallon drum on your lathe for dust collection,why not put a box on it instead and do all your turning and finishing in the box?

Here is a photo of the one that I am using,it is a recent upgrade.I originally put it on the lathe back in about 2006(there is an old post back there somewhere).I mostly turn smallish items.The largest item that can be turned in the box is 400mm dia by 300
mm long.

cheers
gidgee 1

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