I am finally getting to the point where I can mount my 9" South Bend lathe on something in the shop.? It is a horizontal drive workshop model probably from the late 1930s.? I would like to have it on some kind of a base with storage as my shop space is small.? Elsewhere I have come across people who have mounted theirs on a tool chest base from Harbor Freight or Home Depot or similar base cabinet.? I'm thinking that I would not use casters but mount the cabinet base to the floor and add an additional top to the cabinet.? Harbor Freight and Home Depot both have tool cabinets 22" to 24" or so deep or a little more while most similar cabinets are 18" deep.
Do any of you have experience with this kind of tool cabinet used as a base for a lathe?? I'd like to get one in the $500 to $600 range, otherwise instead of spending more I will just build a bench to put the lathe on, but the idea of a cabinet full of drawers appeals to me.
Thanks for suggestions!
Jim in Western Wisconsin
