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I have since removed the cabinet and replaced it with 500 lbs of sand. The weight sure has tamed this lathe down.


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Chris

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posted 321 days ago

I like the cabinet idea. What did you end up doing with it?

-- Chris

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jockmike2

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posted 321 days ago

Yea , you can’t beat the weight especially if you turn any weight. Least ye be walking all over hell. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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GaryK

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posted 321 days ago

500 Pounds is quite a lot of weight! I bet it doesn’t move around now.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Sedalia

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posted 321 days ago

I set the cabinet to the side and mounted my sharpener on the top.
The weight made all the difference. I’ve been turning small slabs of firewood lately. We had a large Hemlock blow over in the yard. Without the weight it was just impossabile. My little Harbor Freight ($50) lathe is kind of light but it’s been a great investment so far. Hope to move up to something bigger soon

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cajunpen

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posted 321 days ago

Good idea adding the weight – WOW 500 lbs. Hope the stand can stand it.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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rikkor

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posted 321 days ago

That mass ought to steady it like a rock!

-- Maplewood, MN

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relic

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posted 321 days ago

I”m thinking of doing the same, except put the sand in the base of the cabinet.

-- Andy Stark

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TomFran

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posted 321 days ago

Wow, you got a lathe for $50! Was it new or used?

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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Sedalia

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posted 321 days ago

Relic: That sounds smarter than the tubes I have hanging over the bed. I did make a plywood platform to set the sand on. They hang over and make a nice place to rest on when turning. Also the sand lays against the wall and this helps. The wall does vibrate some in the worst cases. I wish I could have left the cabinet there and added the weight some other way. My shop is so small 25×25.

Chris: I bought the lathe there in Everett at a garage sale. It had never been assembled and was still in the box. Not new but not used either.

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CaptnA

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posted 318 days ago

Hi Sedalia
That is a good looking set of drawers. Gets me to pondering on my needs.
Perhaps you could cut 4 more pieces of metal stock angle iron and drill a few holes and put another set of supports maybe a couple inches under the ones that are there. Might not be enough room for 500 pounds of sand, but ought to be enough for a good bit of lead. Tire shops usually keep old wheel weights and let them go cheap or free (depending on your patronage). Maybe find a group of scuba divers(or serious gun club enthusiasts) in your area – I’ll almost bet one will have a smelter and lead molds. I have over 400 pounds of lead in dive weight form – 3-6-9 pound sizes. All told they fit in 2 5 gallon buckets with room to spare so dimensionally might work for your need.

-- CaptnA - "When someone hurts you, write it in the sand so the winds of forgiveness will scatter the memory... "

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