I haven’t measured my lathe yet, so don’t know if that’s a candidate, but I’d love to hear what you would use this cast iron frame for! and what your guess is as to what it weighs.
Mxs: 49 1/2″ long x 11 1/2″ wide x 31 1/4″ tall.
forestgirl — you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can’t take the forest out of the girl 😉
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I would throw out the frame and use the wood that looks like is the shelves!
Sort of looks like bed rest the French used to kill off folks usin' that BIG slider blade!
Edited 10/14/2007 12:39 am by WillGeorge
FG,
Nice find. These are very rare. It's a massage table for a dachshund.
I think it would also make a great lathe stand.
I'de say it's a prime candidate for a lathe. You may have to put an additional plank on the top for length, but weight is a good thing. You will also like the bottom shelf for use as a foot rest and still have room for a couple of sand bags if needed. It will surly be heavier than the original lathe legs. Remember when the lathe is on it you will want the spindle at about relaxed elbow height.
Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
I think that lathe stand might also work as a stand for certain jointers. I think it weighs 54 pounds as it is - a little light for the lathe, but you could put a couple hundred pounds on the shelf below plus the motor. Of course it might also work as a nice flower pot stand too if you cover that hole on top shelf. What is my prize for guessing the nearest correct weight? Forest Girl, I think you should save that over abundance of dollars you make from training horses and buy the Sawstop. You can't train horses with one arm missing, you know. Oops, I didn't notice that the legs were cast iron.
Edited 10/14/2007 5:20 pm ET by tinkerer2
Edited 10/14/2007 5:22 pm ET by tinkerer2
Nice piece. I'd replace the shelving with my own and make a plant stand to display in the house rather than the workshop.
jack
First thing that struck me about that picture was what looks like a lot of blood on the floor. Time for a SawStop? :-)
I was looking for a lathe stand not too long ago, and thought that the cast iron bench legs in the Lee Valley catalog would be ideal. I did a little homework and contacted Lee Valley for weight limits, and to ask if they thought they would be suitable for a lathe. They said the weight limit was "around" 300 lbs. and they did not feel that they would make a suitable lathe stand. They are similar, and maybe even a little beefier than what you've got. They are still in the catalog. For what it's worth, I did not get them. With that, I would turn that bench into my metalworking bench. Or, fill the top (or a newly constructed top) full of dog holes, and use it as an additional planing bench.
Interesting about the weight limit on those LV legs, I've seen them in the catalog. FYI, I didn't buy the legs pictured above, was just interested in them, but too far away and not enough time to justify going to get them.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
How about a sharpening station. Slow speed bench grinder W/ wolverine jig for your lathe tools, A Worksharp, Jet or Tormek very slow speed wet grinder , and a piece of plate glass or granite for scary sharp. That should keep everybody happy ;-)Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
Forest sorry BUT I was looking at your original picture again. I can't tell but is that stand really cast iron? In the picture it is hard to tell if the supports between the legs are bolted to the legs or not. I would think it would be really hard to cast the whole thing together as it looks without bolts!
As with your 'roll' pin thing. I would have never guessed roll pins from what you described! NOT that you said anything wrong.. Words in English have to many meanings to get everything across.
I would load it with sand bags equal to or more that the weight of your lathe and see what happens!
Edited 10/19/2007 11:56 am by WillGeorge
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