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I've been asked several times to do remote demos for one occasion or another. Craft shows, other craft hobby clubs, etc. etc. I actually bought a midi lathe, a Delta 46-460, for that purpose. Well, I fell into a deal on the Delta and I told myself that's why I was buying it. That's been probably at least 3 years ago and I'd just never figured out a good way to transport it and make it quick and easy to set up. The other day I saw a portable miter saw stand and wondered if that would work. Decided to give it a go and bought the "Bauer" version from Harbor Freight. The Bauer line is harbor freight's "middle" quality line of tools. Never thought I would say this but they're not a bad value. Anyway, here is what I came up with, haven't seen a setup like this before but if it's already been done please forgive. Here is the lathe mounted and ready to turn. I wouldn't want to try and turn a full size bowl with this setup but it should be just fine for demoing things like tops, honey dippers, ornaments and finials etc. The stock legs were just too long and made the lathe way too high. I didn't want to cut them off so I bought a length of 1 1/2" EMT conduit and made new legs out of that. I'll paint them black and I found some rubber tips that fit just right for the bottoms. The lathe will slide to either end and lock down and that helps with the weight when loading, setting up, or folding it for transport. I won't say setting it up is a piece of cake but it's certainly manageable. A serendipitous bonus is the slides are long enough to provide a mount for a safety shield or tool tray. Here is the stand folded down and ready for transport. One nice thing is the stand is designed to store vertically and have a pretty small footprint when not set up for use. The band clamp is just there for insurance as I just don't fully trust the cam locks on the slides when it's in a vertical position.
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Huh! I'm frequently surprised at the tooling Shopsmith dabbled in. I had no idea that they built a portable planer. Found this one on eBay.
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This is awesome! Probably the best portable vise I've seen.
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I'm on the election board in our county and last week my cohort from the other side of the aisle sent me a text with a picture of a portable wine table. She asked if I could make her two of them so I made a prototype and then five more. The table is designed for portability but she wanted to know if I could fabricate a patio stand with it. Hopefully, they'll sell at my summer shows. One of the pictures shows the table upside down so that the spike on the bottom is visible. Carry the thing to your favorite venue by the handle in the top and stick it in the ground. A group of the "Golden Girls" of my high school graduating class travel to various parts of the country in the summer seeking out wineries to explore. They jokingly asked if I could make one that would hold two bottles because simply wasn't enough. That should tell you a bit about my high school days, let alone my college experience.
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