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Re: Finally workbench for my lathe

 

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Mine is one big drip pan underneath the entire lathe. It actually helped during shimming also because it kept the shims from burying themselves into the wood as I tightened down the bolts on the feet.

Mine is a 24" lathe and it is just a large drip pan you slide under cars.? I think Bill in OKC gave me the Ida and let me know that Walmart sold them.

But a few small drip pans should work fin.
I'd on a wood top, have pans large enough to be incorporated under the feet and also lng enough to cathedral the oil coming off the transmission gears at the headstock.
-Jody


-------- Original message --------
From: perry7122 <perry7122@...>
Date: 1/4/19 1:25 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Finally workbench for my lathe

Nice
?I'm thinking of a drip pan under each end open to the center with a pullout pan under the center that those pans will empty into.
Has any one tried such an arrangement?



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-------- Original message --------
From: Jody <jp4lsu@...>
Date: 1/4/19 10:48 AM (GMT-05:00)
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Finally workbench for my lathe

Good point Carvel.
I hate material getting under the headstock and pulling all that out from under there.
That'd a good idea, I'll have to do that. That way I can pull out the shop vac less often.

Here is a pick with my big drip pan.
-Jody


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From: cwlathes <carvelw@...>
Date: 1/4/19 9:46 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Finally workbench for my lathe

Jody ¨C looks good

Just a tip ¨C if you want to keep your lathe nice and clean ¨C is to put a baking tray within the drip dray under the chuck area to catch the bulk of the drips and swarf ¨C easy to pull out and empty when needed. . . .? or use a layer of kitchen foil for the same purpose? . .?

Have fun ,

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Carvel

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jody
Sent: 04 January 2019 05:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Finally workbench for my lathe

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I have the original cast iron legs made for the 101.07403 (12x24) with a maple top

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Not sure if top is original but it is probably close 2" thick.

See picture.? I've since installed a drip pan underneath the entire lathe.

-Jody



-------- Original message --------
From: Andrei <calciu1@...>
Date: 1/4/19 6:21 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Finally workbench for my lathe

They recommend 2" dense hardwood. Some have gotten away with 1.75 and others have poured concrete the thickness of a 2x4.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Ken Harrington <dreamcrafters@...>
Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 2:50:27 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [atlas-craftsman IO] Finally workbench for my lathe

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The Spec's only said "wood top", any idea how thick the top is?

Ken H in AZ

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