--I have a th54 which I changed the mounting on last year. I was
using part of a solid door which I trimmed to fit. The new one is
three pieces of 3/4"composite glued and nailed together(2 1/4") on a
2x4 framework with cross pieces under the top. Then painted black
with a few coats of urethane. After leveling and checking every
couple of weeks I am quite happy. It hasn't moved.
John
- In atlas_craftsman@..., Ronald Thibault <thibault@t...>
wrote:
At 12:35 PM 1/6/99 EST, you wrote:
Marty-
I have 12x36 presently mounted on old steel desk(like a teacher's
desk) Works
very well with the added benefit of storage already there for
tooling. Am
moving the lathe soon and just finshed a new bench with a single
solid core
door for a top. Don't believe a double is necessary. More
important to have
a solid and massive framework supporting the door(top) than to
have 2 doors.
John
Gang;
Marty already knows about my setup, but the rest of you may
not. I
have an old (60+ years) 12 X 24 Craftsman lathe with an Atlas
roller bearing
headstock. As John has it is also set on a steel office desk,
which in turn
is set directly (legs removed) on a course and a half of cinder
blocks.
On top of the desk is a chip pan covering most of the
surface, made
from two auto motive drip pans siamesed together. On top of this
and under
each foot is a 1/2 X 4 HRS bar running front to back to spread the
load
evenly across the factory steel channels that form the desk top's
support.
The lathe is then set on top of the bars.
The cinder blocks raise the desk higher than when the legs
were on,
and position the lathe at a comfortable working height.
My Web Page has a write up of my restoration (on going) of
this
lathe and a FQA on a variety of topics related to Atlas lathes. It
also has
articles on my two main hobbies R/C Warship Combat and building a
7.5" gauge
live steam locomotive. Check them out you might find one of them
interesting. <www.toast.net/~thibault>
I hope to both help the members of this forum, and learn
from them!
My participation for the next week or so may be spotty. My
new
computer had to be returned for service, and my old (this one)
computer has
been acting up.
Ron Thibault
North Augusta, SC
USA
<www.toast.net/~thibault>
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