Midi Lathe On Wheels

Re: Midi Lathe On Wheels

Fred in NC

>Mine is mounted on a cabinet. It has 3" two-way lockable wheels (from Woodcraft). The cabinet is heavy, and I made the footprint bigger than the lathe for stability.

So far it has worked well. However, I don't turn heavy out of balance pieces in the Mini, they go on the other lathe.

Re: Midi Lathe On Wheels

Tony - Memphis

>Mine is on wheels. It sits on a shop built cart. I don't move it much, but its nice to have those weels when I need to. I bought the 2" casters from Home Depot. Two swivels and two non. I added a couple of feet on the swivel wheel end that I can unscrew until they touch the floor. But I've never used them. The weight of the whole thing is such that nothing moves! Probably have flat spots on the wheels, but that's ok.

Tony

Fred, Is that the original...

Clem Wixted Jonesboro, AR

>... motor on your lathe?

You had plans at one time to mount the variable speed motor in the cabinet with a longer J belt from the lathe to the motor.

Clem

It is the original, but

Fred in NC

>There is a DC motor inside the cabinet, which is the one I am using now. The old motor still has the pulley in it, so I can switch back. That makes the lathe more portable without the cabinet.

The wires in the pic (for the speed control) have been rerouted. This is an old pic.

Nice job, Fred. Just like you!

Clem Wixted Jonesboro, AR

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Don Henthorn Smithville, Texas

>Pretty primitive, but I bult this as a temporary arrangeent until I move. I wanted to be able to move the lathe out into the yard for sanding and some finishing operations. Crude, but works great. I'm designing a swinging box to go in the end under the table to hold chisels, and I will put in a shelf to hold the tail stock, centers, etc. away from the shavings.







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Well, Thank You!

Fred in NC

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