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New bench for an old mini lathe
Little Machine Shop sells metal stands for mini lathes. They look alright but I think they’re really short.
I upgraded to a 7x16 lathe and made this bench for my now secondary and partially stripped 7x10 so I can keep things kind of clean and stable, and still be able to move it out of the way when I don’t need it.
The new bench is about 40x18”—two thirds the size of the old one that the new lathe is on now, but bigger and 4 1/2” higher than the LMS stand, at 39”. It weighs the same as that does not counting the motor and drive.
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Finished
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Select hardwood
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Mortise...
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...and tenon
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Upside down base...
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...and upside down top
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Routing the oak top layer...
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...for a drain
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Wheels on the headstock end...
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...and brake, clutch and accelerator pedals in front.