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Well, I finally went and got myself a mini lathe—Jet 1220. I decided to make this stand out of bits and pieces in my cutoff bin. Its not pretty, but serves the need and was essentially no cost. Top and sides are double layers of 3/4” mdf laminated together. The rails are from reclaimed maple face frames from some old discarded kitchen cabinets as is the plywood top to the tool bin. The feet are laminated pieces of 2×6 fir with heavy duty refrigerator levelers. The stand is quite heavy and rock stable. I was going to fill the bin with sand or bricks, but I realized I didn’t really need the extra weight after all and it was a good place to store the turning tools (the lathe came with a starter set of gouges that I’ll be using to get going). It’s time to put away the lathe books and put tool to wood. My first “project” will follow…..
-- GSY from N. Idaho





























19 comments so far
woodworm
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posted 325 days ago
Great start. Looking forward to seeing your turning works.
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Dusty56
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posted 325 days ago
nice touch with the dovetails in the legs : ) I have the JET electronic variable speed model of this size …..FUN machine indeed ! Happy turnings to you !
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trifern
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posted 325 days ago
Nice looking stand. However, it will look much nicer covered in shavings. I look forward to seeing what you turn out. Thanks for sharing.
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thetimberkid
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posted 325 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 325 days ago
Hi Scopemonkey;
Glad to see you have a full face shield, and hopefully are using it.
Nothing wrong with that stand. Some people go through their whole life and never make a stand about anything.
You might want to pull the truck forward a few feet, so the windows aren’t in line with a fleeting chisel!
Lee
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 325 days ago
It looks nice and sturdy, a clean, & simple design.
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Bill Akins
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posted 325 days ago
Great looking stand. I love the covered tool bin. I am looking to get my first lathe soon.
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jeanmarc
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posted 325 days ago
Nice looking stand.
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rb765
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posted 324 days ago
Me thinks I have to make one of these…much nicer than the Krispy Creme donut stand I have mine on.
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motthunter
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posted 324 days ago
looks great. If it is functional and stable, it will work great
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snowdog
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posted 324 days ago
I am not sure why you said “Its not pretty” , it looks great to me. It does need some shavings around it but other than that it looks great :) I love my Jet mini lathe :)
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clieb91
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posted 323 days ago
Nice use of your scrap bin. Good Luck with the turning, be watching for the first project.
CtL
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dsb1829
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posted 322 days ago
Great stand. I love the storage box, didn’t know it was there in the first picture. Nice work.
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ShannonRogers
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posted 320 days ago
Well done. I still don’t have one of these, not sure what my problem is but I am envious of yours.
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JerryS
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posted 316 days ago
From being made of bits and pieces it sure looks good , that big DT in the front legs is a nice touch . Good idea to combine storage in the shelf . Enjoy that lathe .
Budgie
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posted 306 days ago
Good job. Looks like the base is heavy and stable enough. Whats the hinges for on the back side?
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 276 days ago
I Like the dovetails .Well done loks good ,and is fully functional ,well made .I bought a metal one for mine .I am ashamed to admit that, but then again for my scrollsaw, I cut down a larger metal stand and rewelded it to size works great but yours looks fantastic kindest regards Alistair
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Matt
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posted 117 days ago
This looks really good. I’m wondering how well it will stand up to a really large blank. Have you had the opportunity to put a 10-inch+ sized blank on it? I need a solution for a lathe stand and really don’t want to pay $150.00 for the one from Jet.
The thing I like the most about this one is the storage area for your turning tools. You’ll find that you will quickly outgrow that storage area. I see it evolving into a place for your ‘most used turning tools’.
Good job.
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scopemonkey
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posted 117 days ago
I have not put a 10+ sized blank on it (yet…). So far, the largest was a 6×4 bowl blank (osage orange) and everything remained quite stable. The stand did better than the turner, though. I now have a nice shop bowl to hold parts for other projects. The storage box holds my current tools in a canvas tool roll (I got the Lee Valley set of 9) just fine. I put some hooks on my workbench that holds the roll when working. The cheap set of small tools I got free with the lathe purchase are now stored on magnetic strips attached to the end of the stand and are handy for doing small stuff like pens. Overall, I am quite pleased with the way the stand performs and it meets my needs. However, this is my first lathe, so I don’t have anything to compare it to.
-- GSY from N. Idaho