2 minutes ago, lew said:

These are some from Easy Wood Tools-

I have one of these, has worked well the two projects I used it on.

Yea I think those are what I was refering too I'm going to have to look for some and order one at least.  Right now I'm just trying to figure out how I'm going to lift and carry this lathe bench top into my shed and put it on its stand.... Its half put together already.  I didn't realize that HF sent their lathes with the motor turned sideways to the bench.  Either way this should be fun to figure out.  Hopefully I don't injure myself in the process of doing this LOL.

20 minutes ago, AndrewB said:

Hopefully I don't injure myself in the process of doing this LOL.

I ended up going to U-Haul and renting an appliance cart. My new lathe came mostly assembled. Had to remove the headstock, tail stock and tool rest. The lathe bed was pretty easy to move. Slid it carefully down the basement steps. Next the cast legs. Assembled the legs to the bed. Then the head stock. That was the worst. Really heavy and no one to help. I set up a multilevel surfaces and using some straps I lifted it in stages until I had it on the ways.

I was actually just contemplating @lew laying it on its side bolting the bench to the legs and doing it that way.  Then lifting the lathe into place using the legs.  I know its a pretty odd way of doing it but better than breaking my back at least.  At the moment I can't afford to rent a cart or anything like that.

19 minutes ago, AndrewB said:

I was actually just contemplating @lew laying it on its side bolting the bench to the legs and doing it that way.  Then lifting the lathe into place using the legs.  I know its a pretty odd way of doing it but better than breaking my back at least.  At the moment I can't afford to rent a cart or anything like that.

Call a friend? Rent a teenager?

20 minutes ago, AndrewB said:

I was actually just contemplating @lew laying it on its side bolting the bench to the legs and doing it that way.  Then lifting the lathe into place using the legs.  I know its a pretty odd way of doing it but better than breaking my back at least.  At the moment I can't afford to rent a cart or anything like that.

That's sort of how I did mine. Only bolted on end to the leg then propped the other leg vertical then lifted the lathe bed onto the propped leg and bolted it.

 

I'd definitely remove the head and tail stocks before lifting to reduce the weight.

yea I'm gonna do that but I'll have to wait until tomorrow since everybodys busy during the week sheesh.   The problem I was seeing with laying it on its side and then bolting it that way the bolts don't wanna line up properly and the odd thing is I put the stand together for it proerly.  I have the 2 by 4s for it I'm almost just contemplating on building a bench for it and bolting it to the bench LOL.  It would make it a hell of a lot easier on my back that way and then all I would have to do is just screw the then into the wood no wobble wobble.  The stand from harbor freight the one that they give you with the lathe it self.  Its a PIECE of JUNK.  Flimsy as heck.  I don't even think I would even trust the lathe sitting on that thing personally.

12 minutes ago, AndrewB said:

Flimsy as heck.

Sounds like the one that came with my old Delta 1440 lathe. Bent sheetmetal. I never used it. My shop is so small, that I have to use every square inch of floor space. When I got my first lathe (Woodbridge) I mounted on the top of a cabinet. Later the Delta was mounted at the same place. I raised the top of the cabinet to a comfortable height- my back gives me problems if I stand stooped over for any length of time.

 

To get the height I needed, I raised the cabinet on the bottom and then added to the top.

Edited June 11, 20205 yr by lew

Yea that looks nice I like the look of that but at the moment space is of an issue so mine might not look as pretty but if I do it right I've got several 2x4s  make a simple bench and do it that way.  Then Id just be able to basically dead lift the lathe up onto it one end at a time much simpler than trying to get this other stuff worked out.  Then as you have yours its as simple as bolting the bench of the lathe down to the table top.

I'm thinking this is the lathe Andrew got.  Looks just like your Delta and a Jet model too.

 

 

 

That would precisely be the one from central machinery.   I was kind of well stunned when I tried to dead lift it LOL.  That didn't work out too well fortunately I didn't break anything or break machinery.  But my assumption that all that weight is in the 3/4 HP motor those things are quite heavy.  That's why I was saying that the stand was a flimsy hunk of junk.  I wouldn't even trust sitting something that weighs 150 pounds on it.  NOPE.  But double bonus is bench is about half built I just gotta add more supports so a trip to HD in the morning otta take care of that I think I may need one more piece of ply board though so the entire lathe body is sitting up on it.  I was quite surprised as ramshackle of a a bench as it is its level I've sat on it already and it took all 200 pounds of me so I know it will hold it.  But Id rather have the extra support just so the ply don't crack and break over time. 

Edited June 11, 20205 yr by AndrewB

WOW! This is the best response to Wednesday's... we've had in a very long time! Thanks everyone!!!

 

@AndrewB Thanks for continuing to keep us in the lop with the new lathe! I'm going to reference all this content next week.

 

@John Morris Thank you for the kind comments!

 

@Gunny Thanks! And thank you for sharing the information about Charles. I meant to include it but it slipped my mind (as so much does these days).

 

@Gerald Thank You! Thanks, also, for the link to the Nova drive spur. I'll add that to next week's post.

 

@FlGatorwood Thanks! Thanks for the kind words on the bowl, too.

 

@HandyDan Thank You! I put some mineral oil and beeswax on it today. Pictures later.

 

@Cal Thanks! Glad you like the bowl. My wife has already decided to whom SHE is gifting it!

 

@Jim from Easy Wood Tools Thank You! And, thanks for the information sheet on the cutter rake information. I'll add it to next week's post.

 

@Charles Nicholls Hey Charles, thanks for checking in! So glad to hear you are feeling better. One of my childhood friends is currently hospitalized with sepsis and severe complications. That stuff is nothing to mess with.

 

Thanks again, everyone, for all of the great participation!!!

@AndrewB

I've got the exact same lathe.

Believe it or not the legs aren't that terrible.

I've gotten no noticeable vibration from the set up.

 

I put a set of casters on it to move the lathe around the shop.

Got them from Rockler(?) or maybe Peachtree(?). The set for splayed legs. They'll lock when you need them to.

 

BUT --the casters themselves

Now THAT'S a PITA.  The casters sometimes will cooperate and roll and at other time not. Most often NOT.

 

Assembly of the lathe (lifting) was accomplished in  stages. Used the Workmate to get near the height & then muscled it the rest of the way.

 

For chisels -- google a guy called "Capt Eddie". Out of either Mississippi or Louisiana.   He sells various tools that, IMO, are decent for a beginner

20 hours ago, Charles Nicholls said:

Hi gang from the hospital. Love the works everyone is doing! I wont go into a lot of detail, but I feel better now and have for a day or two. But The previous 7 or 8 I didn’t feel good at all. Sepsis was the big culprit other than infection. 
 

everyone be safe whatever you do!

 

Hey Charles, glad to hear that you are doing some better.  Hang in there!

3 hours ago, smitty10101 said:

 

I put a set of casters on it to move the lathe around the shop.

Got them from Rockler(?) or maybe Peachtree(?). The set for splayed legs. They'll lock when you need them to.

 

 

Couple years ago I talked to a vendor at a symposium about wheels . He said if you turn with wheels supporting the lathe will add to vibration because of the single point of support. Have not seen this comment anywhere else but it does sound reasonable.

Wheels usually mean wobbly especially if the wheels can spin tables I can understand I’d never even put them on a lathe.  Speaking of which. woohoo got me lathe up on the bench it’s not bolted down as of yet seeing that the bolts that came with the lathe are now too short since it is sitting on top of ply board.  Either way it was simple to do I just wasn’t taking the right approach.  I put the lightest part of the lathe which of course was the tail stock end up on the benchfirst made sure it was supported and then lidted the headstock onto the bench now I’ve got to rest me back for a bit...  plus I need to go back next door and pick up longer bolts...  time for some farm sim.

You may have done this, can't tell from the picture. I would tie the bench top into the wall studs. It doesn't take much of an off balance turning blank to set up a vibration.

 

The Delta lathe setting on top of that drawer set- which was filled with tools and hardware- would bounce around with some green wood bowl blanks.

Yea @lew  That's what I pretty much did I did go right into the wall studs.  That was how I did the previous bench for the bench top lathe as well.  I just re purposed the piece for the big lathe.  Either way it fits and I sat on it it held me up pretty well.  The bench is more mediocre than anything but I made sure it had plenty of support.  I just gotta get longer bolts to bolt the lathe into the bench.  At least I know that hopefully wont be as flimsy as the harbor freight stand.  That was only made out of cheap thin sheet metal.  I'm going to have to align the headstock with the tailstock again but that's fairly easy to do from my understanding.  Since I do not plan on using the rotational feature of the headstock.

30 minutes ago, AndrewB said:

Since I do not plan on using the rotational feature of the headstock.

Outboard turning might come in hand down the road for for making bowls that are too big to fit the swing of the lathe.

I  may eventually use it.  If that being the case what I may do as well is build a mount specifically for the attatchment that the lathe actually comes with off the bench itself rather than using the one that comes with the lathe might make things a bit easier, for now I'll probably be keeping things simple next step is getting the lathe bolted down into the bench so I can actually use it and try it out.  At least now with the length I can make baseball bats LOL.