3520b storage cabinet?

Re: 3520b storage cabinet?

john lucas

Several people have done it. I've seen some great cabinets. I haven't done it yet but have been thinking about it. I see two problems. ONe is any drawers would tend to get filled with sawdust and chips unless you build them flush and keep them closed.

The second thing is dust and chips on the top of the cabinet. I would probably slant the top so the chips would naturally fall off. Also because i have to reach under the ways to install some of the gadgets I've made I would have to allow a space for that.

Re: 3520b storage cabinet?

Dick Coers

Don't extend it too far outwards, or you will be bumping your knees against it. I have a big drawer box on the floor under my Oneway. It does get chips in the drawers, but I have to have about 2' of curls on top of it before it gets to the ways. No issue with that. I put HDPE runners on the bottom of it so I just slide it out for cleanup. It feels like I have 150 pounds in it, chucks and tools add to the weight very quickly! It's so ugly, I refuse to show a picture. It's a cut up old kitchen cabinet. Works but UGLY!

Re: 3520b storage cabinet?

Chuck Engstrom

Mine has cross-planks supporting a very plain box that's "storing" four 50-pound bags of sand. It does help suppress vibration.

Re: 3520b storage cabinet?

Lyle Jamieson

Yes, even in my Robust AB I have added a box for extra weight. The more mass the better. Leave a toe kick or space to sweep under it. A quick blast of air will clean the shavings off of it in a hurry.

Re: 3520b ballast box

William Duffield

If you can find a source for spent Uranium, it works even better than sand or gravel or steel or lead shot. If you plan to fill it with sand, make sure you build a sturdy, well sealed box. Otherwise, with any residual vibration, the sand will find its way out and onto the floor. It helps if you make the lid sloped, so it doesn't fill with shavings. No need for hinges. Just screw the top down. The higher the center of gravity of the ballast box, the more effective its weight is at dampening vibration. The only problem with using the top of the box as a temporary resting place for tools in use is that they tend to disappear under the shavings. Bowl gouges are easier to find than calipers, so I attach calipers and other mall stuff to the lathe bed, motor or tailstock with rare earth magnet instead of setting them on the ballast.

Re: 3520b storage cabinet?

Barry Irby

Adding ballast under the bed is a good idea if you are going to turn large things. At worst it doesn't hurt anything. If you are installing ballast, it needs to be tightly bolted to the lathe to absorb the energy.

I have a cabinet under my lathe with six drawers. Full of tools and attachments, which makes pretty good ballast. Next time I would use some sort of self closing runners. Actually I don't have much trouble with crud getting into the drawers. Occasionally I have to blow the runners clean with compressed air.

In addition to the drawers, the cabinet has 400 pounds of sand in it and the lathe is mounted on a butcher block top that may weigh a hundred. I agree with those who said the top was a bad idea. Accumulates tools and lots of crud. All in all, it works well.

Re: 3520b ballast box

cameron

Had 100s of lbs of DPU in the back hood of my labs in grad school, think they finally just had it carted away as waste at some point, knew I should have taken that stuff home... 8-)

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John Kaner

This is a great place to find lots of answers and ideas for the 3520.

Look under Miscellany, there are some great storage and ballast ideas...

Also Ray Lanham

http://www.woodcentral.com/shots/shot852.shtml

Great article about storage on 3520...


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Re: 3520b storage cabinet? *LINK*

Guy Bratt

Lets see if this still works. Here's a cabinet you might like.


http://www.woodcentral.com/shots/shot852.shtml

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Re: 3520b storage cabinet?

cameron

thanks for the ideas

Re: 3520b storage cabinet?

Ric Taylor

About 15 years ago when the Jet 1642 first came out someone here on Woodcentral bought one and built a storage cabinet under it. He wrote a great article on it and it should still be in the articles section of this website. The Powermatic is very similar and you could use his ideas with just slight modifications.

At the time I was considering buying a Jet 1642, and his article convinced me to go ahead and take the plunge. I never did build the cabinet, though.

Dominic Greco ballast box *LINK*

John Kaner

Some great info!


http://www.woodcentral.com/cgi-bin/readarticle.pl?dir=turning&file=articles_133.shtml

2x8's and 4 x 80# bags of sand