I still have to buy/build pans for both machines.
The local welding shop wants $50. each which I think is too high so
I'm still looking around.
I am in the process of building a new stand and adding a coolant
system to my saw right now also. I just finished making a 12inch X
26inch pan for mine for about $6. I copied the idea from George
Carlson's plans in the mini-lathe website. I bought a piece of 14
gauge sheet metal and notched each corner. I used a metal cutting
blade in my circular saw to cut a shallow groove around the perimeter
of the sheet one inch in from the edge. That made it a little easier
to bend along the groove.I then used a pair of vise grips that have
the wide jaws [ about 3inches wide]to bend the edges of the sheet up
until they came together. I put a small weld at each corner to seal
it up. If you don't have a welder there may be another way to seal
the corners. I don't know if soldering would hold or JB weld might.
Lots cheaper than the welding shop price. I still have to install a
drain in the pan. Good luck, Rich W.
