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Lathe Stand

Project by scopemonkey posted 325 days ago 861 views 3 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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


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woodworm

5811 posts in 342 days


posted 325 days ago

Great start. Looking forward to seeing your turning works.

-- Regards, Woodworm - KL, MY.

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Dusty56

2769 posts in 439 days


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 !

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belongs to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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trifern

7776 posts in 518 days


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.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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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.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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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.

-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

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jeanmarc

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posted 325 days ago

Nice looking stand.

!!!!!

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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rb765

71 posts in 829 days


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.

-- Sure Dear, I can make that for you. Lemme just run out and get a tool I need for that.

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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

-- making sawdust....

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snowdog

768 posts in 734 days


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 :)

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

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clieb91

595 posts in 686 days


posted 323 days ago

Nice use of your scrap bin. Good Luck with the turning, be watching for the first project.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

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dsb1829

369 posts in 379 days


posted 322 days ago

Great stand. I love the storage box, didn’t know it was there in the first picture. Nice work.

-- Doug, woodworking in Alabama

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ShannonRogers

363 posts in 539 days


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

64 posts in 361 days


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 .

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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?

-- Bud, NY, http://tpww.libsyn.com/

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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

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

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Matt

173 posts in 124 days


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.

-- Matt - My Websites - http://www.bestinwood.com - Hand Tools :: http://www.workshopgarage.com - Small Shops

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scopemonkey

109 posts in 915 days


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

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