Here’s my first project upload here on LumberJocks (great site by the way). A lathe stand that I built for my wife’s new Delta 46-460 lathe. The Delta stands that are made for this lathe were oversold and on backorder until the middle of Feb. so I decided to just build one. The legs and feet are Douglas Fir and the cross member/tool rack is W. Red Cedar, all with mortis and tenon joints. I wanted the feet to be as low to the floor as possible, so I recessed the wheels and built a cam wheel lift do-hickey for the other end. Topped it off with a few coats of shellac (which I’m not totally psyched about. I just wanted a quick finish and I have yet to apply an only shellac (brushed) finish so I decided this would be the perfect opportunity.), mounted the lathe and now she’s ready for business… and off my bench :) All in all, I’m pretty happy with the way this came out. I may end up building my other shop “furniture” to match this. I think it would make for a pretty nice theme.
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zlatanv
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#1 posted 835 days ago
Nice work, I like the hidden wheels and the cam. Looks pretty stable. What did you use to hold the wheels in?
-- Z, Rockwall, TX
johnintecumseh
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#2 posted 835 days ago
Hey. this is nice work. on the other hand I would be worried about the lathe tilting over if an off-balance piece is chucked on. I use an ” A ” frame base with added weight . be careful, still nice work. John
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HalDougherty
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#3 posted 835 days ago
Great looking lathe stand. My lathe stand was made from laminated beams and catch way too much dust & shavings. Your stand looks great, my new one will look a lot like it.
-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com
Belg1960
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#4 posted 835 days ago
Love the craftsmanship but had the same concern as John.
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jPell
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#5 posted 835 days ago
You’d be surprised. It is actually very stable. Even up on the swivel caster, the feet don’t come up off the floor very high. I made it slightly wider than the Delta stand because I was slightly worried about the same thing. Having played around with it… I don’t have a worry at all. You’d have to have a piece severely out of balance for it to topple over. If that was the case, it would be walking off the bench and would need to be addressed anyways. I guess I’ll have to take a little more care in prepping the piece before chucking it up. Thanks everyone for your comments.
jPell
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#6 posted 834 days ago
Z… Just screwed them to the bottom of the pockets.
TopamaxSurvivor
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#7 posted 834 days ago
Nice work on that!!
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Rob W
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#8 posted 833 days ago
Awesome! I’d be interested in some more detail about the wheel/lift pedal that is on it.
-- Rob — I've cut it off twice and it's still too short!, http://www.witzkewood.com
helluvawreck
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#9 posted 833 days ago
That looks great. It’s a very nice job and welcome to Lumberjocks.
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jPell
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#10 posted 833 days ago
For the wheel lifting thingy, I just pretty much copied the one that’s on my Grizzly jointer as well as a Delta base that my table saw sits on. I could have just bought one… but… after seeing how the stand was coming out, I didn’t want to hang a chunk of metal off the end of it. I’ll be making another one for the base that my planer sits on. I’ll post it as a project and include photos for those who are interested.
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