Stigian 1,234 #1 Posted December 2, 2015 Nope, not a "making something on a lathe" thread, but a "using the best bits from two lathes" sort of thing My 80+ year old Southbend lathe has served me well for many a year and all sorts of things have been made on it, but lately it has been suffering with belt slip problems and as you can see from the photo the bench it is on is starting to bend! My other lathe is/was a TW Monoturn which to put it politely is very worn! The base is good (apart from a crack in it) and the motor is very strong.. The rest is scrap really! Strip down of the Southbend to make it lighter to move about.. A chance to give it a good clean as well.. The TW Monoturn soon looked like this.. And eventually it was reduced to a pile of parts. Rather than use the lathe base/tray legs I will be using just the tray. The bench will be strengthened a huge amount to take the extra weight of the tray and bigger motor. This is only a mock-up so the big bits of box will go and the tray mounted level on the bench once I have cut a hole for the drain bit on the tray which is lower than the rest of the tray.. The lathe and tray look good together, a good time worn match 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,768 #2 Posted December 2, 2015 Should be around for another eight decades. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #3 Posted December 2, 2015 New machine looks great Ian. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,641 #4 Posted December 2, 2015 They made things to last more than one lifetime back then. Superior quality and workmanship and all the pride of a job well done at the end of the day. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #5 Posted March 29, 2017 Time to bring this lathe thread back from the dead.... Yes it really has taken me this long to get on with it!! On 02/12/2015 at 8:26 PM, 953 nut said: Should be around for another eight decades. Thanks Richard, I expect the lathe and bench to out last me On 02/12/2015 at 8:49 PM, AMC RULES said: New machine looks great Ian. Thanks Craig, if your referring to the Monoturn, it would of been great if it hadn't been so worn! On 02/12/2015 at 11:11 PM, DougC said: They made things to last more than one lifetime back then. Superior quality and workmanship and all the pride of a job well done at the end of the day. Hi Doug, yeah they sure did build em to last, for a 80+ year old lathe my Southbend has hardly any wear Soooo... Fast forward almost 16 months with this lathe project and this is where were at The poor Southbend lathe hasn't moved, it just got buried! The idea is I dig this steel framed bench out from it's hiding place and use this as the basis on the new lathe bench.. To use the new-ish bigger electric motor I need something strong to mount it on.... I just don't trust the workshop walls!! Speaking of electric motors, here's the old one on the left next to the new one.. You can see the sort of weight I need to safely position now! Interestingly the new motor is a 1/4 of a hp less than the old one, but it has a huge amount of torque Looks like a re-wire is needed too... Something has leaked onto the cable while it's been stored under a bench and has turned the plastic into a sticky stretchy mess! A big thank you to Rob at this point for your help in this huge rearrange of the workshop.. Thanks mate Lathe, be gone... As luck would have it the wooden bench and the steel framed bench were both near enough the same length, which made swapping them around easy This bench and I have a long history, I remember collecting it as a bare frame from a friend's yard on a trailer behind my old WH 312-8.. A pleasant 15mins drive across (well around) fields... The holes on the right are where I had a 9 inch cutter mounted, all the sparks, dust etc would shoot down the hole, through a funnel thingy made from old computer cases into a collection box.. The said funnel thingy.. Off comes the top, two MDF boards bolted through the frame skinned with stainless which was stuck down with "No more nails" back in the day when it first came out and was dirt cheap! The bare frame.. And the mess the rest of the workshop is now in Leg extensions as modeled by Rob..... The bench that is not Rob A test fit of the catch tray and a bit of a measure.. HHmmm... The results of the measuring.. You might say the bolt hole don't quite line up a lot! The easy way would be to grind the flat plate down so the lathe legs would sit level on the tray, but I'm a bit worried about removing strength from the tray at a stress (bolting down) point.. The other way is to make a couple of rather big shims/plates that would bring the tray base level with the flat bit and bolt the lathe down through that.. It's something to think over.. By that point yesterday I was quite tired so I did a little gentle cleaning instead.. It's nice to see what colour the paint is and some shiny bits In order to bolt the lathe down I needed a couple of big thick steel plates (or so I thought!), but as I didn't have any it was time to slice up some of this nice 1/4" thick angle and do some welding.. You can never have too many clamps Welded.. The almost finished plates.. As somehow the drip tray is a bit warped the lip was left on the plates so it could be carefully ground down to level the plate up.. Can you spot why I just wasted a lot of time? The lathe has small feet thingys where the bolts go through which means I only needed a couple of small plates rather than the full feet length one I had just made!! Oh yes, and there's the small matter of a foot long crack in the tray!! Not much I can do about this other than drilling small holes at each end of the crack to stop it spreading (done) and sealing the crack up with something to stop it leaking.. (Not done yet!) Yes the crack does go right through.. Big electric motors... For those time your legs are just not long enough Lot's and lot's of drilling later (thanks Nigel and Rob ) the lathe and tray was bolted down to the bench and I could think about how to mount the pulleys and motor.. This WH chassis looks like it could come in handy With the chassis flipped around an easy solution presented its self.. The chassis will be hinged where it makes contact with the lower bar on the bench to adjust the tension on the top belt and make it easier to change speeds.. I have the mounting plate for the motor which will be hinged off the chassis to make it easy to tension the main drive belt.. Chop the foot rest rods off, followed by the front of the chassis... Chop the axle pivot mounts off and weld them to a big bit of box. And with one of the sliced off foot rests through the hole it becomes a big arse hinge Checking where to drill hole holes in the trans mount of the top pulleys. Interesting to see the chassis rails did not come level from the factory.. But all the bolt holes did Checking for belt clearance as the motor fill fit behind the chassis belt tensioner thingy.. And that's as far as the new lathe bench has got.. Tune back for more heavy metal work when it happen 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,768 #6 Posted March 29, 2017 16 minutes ago, Stigian said: This WH chassis looks like it could come in handy to the rescue! I love seeing parts and pieces being re-purposed. Thanks for the shop tour. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,952 #7 Posted March 29, 2017 I've done that before. But it was on a running motor. Made my legs all tingly! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,060 #8 Posted March 29, 2017 @StigianA question from across the pond. Is there any thing you can not do? I always admire your handy work and the age of the tools that you use. On this side of the pond equipment that old would have been thrown in the skip long ago. I can't wait for your next installment on the lathe and we are waiting on your next project. Cheers 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ohiofarmer 3,157 #9 Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) For the thinking outside the box award..................You guys get........................... Winner winner, chicken dinner! A friend of mine once mage a very accurate balance scales out of an ice cube tray and a ball bearing. He also took a good lathe that was three phase and drove the powered end with a trashed lathe that had a good transmission and single phase motor. Something to consider when you see how cheap those three phase tools go for I once saved a carburetor diaphragm [motorcycle part] that cost a hundred to replace with a set screw and a bit of vinyl tubing..50 cents total. Edited March 30, 2017 by ohiofarmer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,809 #10 Posted March 30, 2017 Don' tell me let me guess...you finally getting at and resurrected this old project because you need the lathe for another project?? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #11 Posted April 10, 2017 On 29/03/2017 at 11:59 AM, 953 nut said: to the rescue! I love seeing parts and pieces being re-purposed. Thanks for the shop tour. Hi Richard, more like a messy shop tour More re-purposing coming a bit later in the build.. On 29/03/2017 at 0:19 PM, squonk said: I've done that before. But it was on a running motor. Made my legs all tingly! Hi Mike, was the motor at a set speed or did the tingling change with motor speed?.. If so what was you favorite speed? On 29/03/2017 at 9:19 PM, elcamino/wheelhorse said: @StigianA question from across the pond. Is there any thing you can not do? I always admire your handy work and the age of the tools that you use. On this side of the pond equipment that old would have been thrown in the skip long ago. I can't wait for your next installment on the lathe and we are waiting on your next project. Cheers An answer from across the pond here Jim There's plenty I can't do, weld wood, fry water, swim, eat liver or kidneys, listen to the current music in the charts, watch soap operas... If a tool is in good condition then the age does not matter to me, as long as it does the job.. Older tools such as the Southbend lathe also have character, such as the ticking the join the "speeds" belt makes as it goes over the pulleys... It brings it alive.. My next project.... HHmm... I've still got the quad to finish! On 30/03/2017 at 3:31 PM, ohiofarmer said: For the thinking outside the box award..................You guys get........................... Winner winner, chicken dinner! A friend of mine once mage a very accurate balance scales out of an ice cube tray and a ball bearing. He also took a good lathe that was three phase and drove the powered end with a trashed lathe that had a good transmission and single phase motor. Something to consider when you see how cheap those three phase tools go for I once saved a carburetor diaphragm [motorcycle part] that cost a hundred to replace with a set screw and a bit of vinyl tubing..50 cents total. There's more space to think outside the box Used three phase stuff is quite cheap over here, as most home shops don't have 3 phase! On 30/03/2017 at 3:42 PM, WHX11 said: Don' tell me let me guess...you finally getting at and resurrected this old project because you need the lathe for another project?? Hi Jim, I just thought I'd get the lathe finished before I carry on with the quad build.. There have been times when having a working lathe would of been handy... And it's about time I got on with it anyway A bit more work has been done on the lathe, I needed to find a way of mounting this rather big motor mounting bracket.. A bit of big box with a slit later sort of thing.. The bit of big box slot's into the chassis like so.. It does need to go higher up.. But some plonker had dumped a big elecric motor in the way! Checking the pulleys line up. Not fully welded up yet, just a check to see if everything lined up as it should.... It does Now to find a way of adjusting the motor to pully belt... This will come in handy The sharp eye'd will of noticed a bit of pully damage on the electric motor.. I did try to get the pully off with a puller, but this just caused more damage.. As luck would have it the middle pulley is the right size and it also has no damage, so that's what I will use.. Time to fire up the Mig... I think that should be strong enough Clamped onto the bench.. Yep, that looks good I wasn't sure the bit of box that holds the motor adjust up was strong enough, so it got strenthened Looking at the photo I need to tidy it up a bit and plate over the hole.. Other than cutting an extra leg ( yes that is 2 bit's of WH chassis weled together!) for the bench, that's as far as I've got... Next on the hitlist is to make a quick release tensioner thingy for the top belt.. This is about the right point in the timeline to drop in a video.. With some rather big box in the power hacksaw thingy.... I had some thoughts about making a quick release system for the top pulleys to make changing speeds a bit easier... I think I'm on the right lines here, it just needs to be stronger! Once the box was sliced up it was welded to the bench and to the er.. big &rse hinge... I don't think it will move now The start of the splash back... Use what you have I say To give the splash back something to bolt onto a couple of lengths of small box was welded to the bench frame.. Before the splash back could be bolted on I had to make and fit a closing panel for the pulley end.. Starting with a panel cut from an old green shelf (thanks Rex ) which was firmly clamped to the bench.. I needed to bend a lip on it, so out came the long handle pliers type thingy for some gentle tweaking of the metal.. A gentle bend up only part way, then move a long a little. Which gives you this... Tweak it right the way along of course.. Then go back and do a second and third gentle tweaking until the lip is bent up all the way along.. Hammer and dolly time.. Using the edge of the dolly first to tidy up the "tight" bend.. Then along like this to tidy up the flange.. A quick buzz with the sander tidied up most of the hammer marks.. Meet Toby the shop dog... He actually belongs to Rob, who is now retired and is spending a lot of time at the workshop giving me a hand with the heavy stuff.. Thanks mate Toby is about 6 months old and had spent much of his life in a cage, so he is a bit nervious and scared of everything... But each day his confidence is getting a little better, which is nice to see Speaking of Rob The splash back welded up and bolted on.. I wonder if Rob is thinking, "maybe I should move in case this lot falls over and lands on my foot".. The "check the pulleys are in line" test.. To get some better photo's and to make it easier to get to the front the bench was pulled out a bit which almost resulted in me being squashed.. The weight of the motor wanted to tip the bench over when it was moved! Me thinks an extra leg under the motor is needed As the lathe tray is a bit er.. bent I wanted to make sure any cooling fluid that hit's the splash back will flow towards the center of the tray. So a length of angle had been welded to the base of the splash back with a kink hammered down.. This should make sure any fluid goes through the drain hole and back to the coolant tank. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #12 Posted April 10, 2017 Take a couple of Wheel Horse lift handles, here's one of them.. Then totally forget to take and photo's of the next few stages until you get to this point and remember again! The idea of the lever is so I have a quick release way of changing the lathe speeds as it involves moving a belt across flat pulleys. The lever will have two positions, all the way back which will keep the belt nice and tight, and of course pull it towards the front to loosen the belt.. Now, what could I use to lock the lever in the "drive" postion?? Once it's fully welded up then I think it will be strong enough for the job It will be welded to the bench soomewhere about here with an adjustable rod to connect it to the er... tilting Wh chassis/motor/pulleys mount And that be this thread up to date again 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,060 #13 Posted April 10, 2017 @StigianAs usual I am in awe of your skills and taking bits and pieces to create something that is need to get the job done. Toby looks right at home in the shop. I see you have soft pillows for him to relax on. Keep up the great work. Waiting for the next installment. Cheers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,952 #14 Posted April 10, 2017 Hi Mike, was the motor at a set speed or did the tingling change with motor speed?.. If so what was you favorite speed? Variable frequency drives. About 40 HZ get you a heeby-jeeby! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #15 Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) On 10/04/2017 at 8:49 PM, elcamino/wheelhorse said: @StigianAs usual I am in awe of your skills and taking bits and pieces to create something that is need to get the job done. Toby looks right at home in the shop. I see you have soft pillows for him to relax on. Keep up the great work. Waiting for the next installment. Cheers Thanks Jim, the next installment is here for you Toby is right at home in the workshop now, though he doesn't use the pillows much and seem to prefer a cold floor! I plan to put a desk in the corner where the pillows are, so he will end up with a nice comfy bed under it On 10/04/2017 at 10:06 PM, squonk said: Hi Mike, was the motor at a set speed or did the tingling change with motor speed?.. If so what was you favorite speed? Variable frequency drives. About 40 HZ get you a heeby-jeeby! As long as you enjoy the heeby-jeeby's Mike, that's the main thing I did a raid on the scrap heap yesterday looking for extra legs for the bench and come back with this display stand I'm going to have to find a use for these end panels with the holes as I like the look of them.. A big moment came yesterday as "Operation Rotate" commenced.. A big thank you to (from left to right) Rex, Nigel and Dennis for giving me a hand rotating the lathe bench..Thanks Guy's A pump up pallet truck and a few pallet's made the move a painless affair The lathe in it's new postion, the pillar drill was also moved out of it's corner to a spot easier to get to.. A bit of thinking was needed to make the adjustable linkage that er.. links the lift arm to the pivoting pulley bit.. It needs a little refining but it works very well.. It's a bit hard to show with photo's but with the lever locked back the "speeds" belt (the flat one) is tight. Pull the lever forward into the other lock postion and the belt is slack making for easy speed changes. While I was raiding the scrap heap yesterday I also returned with this switch gear which is in much better contion than the switch the came with the bigger motor.. And this big thick steel sheet both of which used to live on a compost mixing machine.... Having a workshop on a nursery does have it's perks As you can see the sheet has been marked out for cutting and bending. Chopped almost in half.. The back bent up.. And a slot cut in it for the belt lever.. A Vauxhall Corsa (or what was left of one!) donated a small bit of a door rubber partly to cover and shap edges, but mostly so I don't knock things down the hole Yes the blue sheet has become a bench top.. and back.. Better photo's of it coming up shortly. Edited April 12, 2017 by Stigian 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #16 Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) You know those holes I liked? Yep these ones... Well I found a good use for them.. A bit of trimming and welding was needed along with this small plate to fill up a hole. And this is what I have made with the holes.. It fit's on the end of the bench to give it some strength and some style.. OK, I could of come up with a simpler design, but I just couldn't help myself Something was needed to cover the cogs that powers the er.. Auto feed is as good a name as any.. Anyway, a couple of strips of steel welded together and bent in a funky shape. Dig out a bit of computer case.. Chop and weld to shape.. I need to finish the welding and give the edge a little grind down, but I'm happy with the strange shape and look A finishing shot for the day Edited April 12, 2017 by Stigian 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,060 #17 Posted April 12, 2017 @Stigian You are getting closer to operating the lathe. When I was little my father said " don't throw away anything you will need it or can use it tomorrow" , I think your father must have the same thing. You definitely show that junk can be used for anything and everything. All you have to do is think out side the box. Great work . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,827 #18 Posted April 17, 2017 Watching this closely as I just drug this home recently. Its a Barnes No. 4 1/2 screw turning lathe made in the late 1800's. It was originally pedal powered but someone converted it to a motor. I have some work to do but you have given me some energy to keep going! Randy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #19 Posted April 20, 2017 On 12/04/2017 at 8:45 PM, elcamino/wheelhorse said: @Stigian You are getting closer to operating the lathe. When I was little my father said " don't throw away anything you will need it or can use it tomorrow" , I think your father must have the same thing. You definitely show that junk can be used for anything and everything. All you have to do is think out side the box. Great work . Hi Jim, my father (also a Jim) has never stashed bit away in case they came in handy, he's only real interest is gardening and there's only so many empty pots you can stash away The lathe bench is getting there, a little while to go yet though as I've once again got a bit carried away with a build On 17/04/2017 at 2:07 AM, RandyLittrell said: Watching this closely as I just drug this home recently. Its a Barnes No. 4 1/2 screw turning lathe made in the late 1800's. It was originally pedal powered but someone converted it to a motor. I have some work to do but you have given me some energy to keep going! Randy That's a nice lathe Randy, it will look good cleaned up.... I bet your glad the "pedal power" isn't still installed One thing though, please don't leave the chuck key in the chuck... If someone turns the lathe on the key will fire at someone/something! I didn't get much done last Thursday as I wasn't feeling that good. I did manage to mark out of the cogs cover where to drill a large-ish hole so I can get longer things on the lathe through the chuck.. To mark the hole I had to extend the pen a little bit Hole marked through the chuck.. And the size hole I need to drill out. I do have a bit of pipe the very same size cut to length ready to be welded in. I also cleaned off all the paint/coating off the cogs guard, the idea being rather than paint it just let nature take it's course.. A bit of surface rust and some oils splashed from the lathe will soon age it A bit of a slow day Tuesday, these double bank holidays always throw my body clock off.. Is it Monday or Friday today? My body clock say's it's Wednesday!! Anyway, I needed to recover the shelf under the lathe, so the last of that big blue panel was sliced up, with the bendy bit being cut off and welded underneath to add some extra strength.. Shelf done I thought I would take a quick look inside the new on/off switch box to work out how to wire it in.. Compare the inside of the new one.. To the inside of the old one!!! I think changing switches was a good move! That's not to say the old switch doesn't have some charm And while were being silly I've not made the hole in the cogs cover yet, but I did find a way to mount it that didn't involve having to undo any bolts/screws.. Three of these trim clip thingys were welded inside the cover and just clip over the lip.. Will it vibrate like a mad vibrating thing? We shall see Time to think about the flood coolant system, so I dug out the P100 washer bottle and pump which had been doing the cooling duties for many a year. Peeling off bit's of masking tape made it look like it had been sunbathing behind a railing fence It didn't scrub up to bad though.. Quite how the pump had remained working when the bottle was full of this gunk I'm not sure, but still working it was.. This is the rubber thingy the seals the pump into the hole.. And this is a small filter thingy I found in a jar of odd's n sod's I found a couple of weeks ago.. Hhhmmmm interesting, it fits the hole in the bottle quite well, not fully pushed in yet.. It also fit's the pump quite well, not fully pushed on yet.. No photo's but when the pump was fully fitted with the new rubber/anti carp thingy, it held it's water very well.. That will do for me So, how to get the coolant from the catch tray into the washer coolant bottle? You make a funnel of course from an old bench foot and a bit of pipe.. A bit of trimming to the coolant bottle to make it fit. Bottle fitted. The funnel fit's a treat and should catch anything that pours out the drain hole in the tray. While I had my head under the bench I gave the belt tensioning thingy a few tweaks to get the rod angles much better. I did another raid on the scrap pile yesterday, and after a lot of spannering I came away with this rather large electric motor that was on a compost mixing machine. Let's have a look at the specs tag shall we.. I'm not that "up" on electic motors but I'm told this is rather a good make... 2.2 kW which is 2.95hp.. Hhhmm... Powerful The rev/min speed is only 15rpm faster than the small original motor that came with the lathe. That's close enough for me. The only problem is the motor spins the wrong way for my needs... While thinking on that I took a cover off only to find wiring instruction wedged between the capacitors, including how to wire it to spin the other way So do I install this new motor on the lathe or not... 3hp is way more than I need for the size of lathe, but the spin speed is right, the triple pulley is the right size, and the capacitors will make starting it a lot less of a strain on the somewhat er.. shoddy wiring in the building.. Some thinking is needed me thinks 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,060 #20 Posted April 20, 2017 I will be waiting on the next installment. As always a very interesting read with excellent pictures. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #21 Posted May 17, 2017 On 20/04/2017 at 8:52 PM, elcamino/wheelhorse said: I will be waiting on the next installment. As always a very interesting read with excellent pictures. Thanks Jim, sorry it's been quite a while since the last update.. with my 87 year old dad ending up in intensive care with a badly infected and ruptured gall bladder it's been a busy few weeks to say the least.. The good news is despite being given a 10% chance of surviving the operation the old bugger is doing well and should be out of hospital in a months time... Anyway, on with the bench build. To power the coolant pump I'm using this model railway controller, handy for changing the flow speed.. I may of got a bit carried away with the shelf fabrication though much to Nigel's horror This was the old drip/catch tray made from an enamal coated pub sign years ago. Chopped about a bit it's a nice fit in the bench. Weled in and kitted out with all the switch gear though not wired in yet.. The white cable will go through a grommit lined hole in the back of the panel.. As part of this lathe bench malarky I have been having a tidy up/clutter reduction in the workshop, as part of that the old stereo system had to go... Pimp my Stiga with a bangin sound system Thank you Walt for carting it away for me Of course no workshop should be without sounds, so I'm now using this amp and a pair of Kef C series speakers, with my old phone acting as internet radio and mp3 player. I'm staggered at the quality and bass capability of the speakers for the size of them... Amazing! A quick test fit of the new 3hp motor showed that it would fit in the right place and even one of the bolt holes lined up which makes making an adaptor plate easy. Thank you Nigel for the thick tread plate. seven holes drilled and two captive threads welded on later... The adaptor bolted bolted on the lathe bench. The new motor bolted on but not tightened up as it needed to come back off to be re-wired to spin in the oposite direction. A big thank you to Sandhurst Mark for doing that for me on Friday. And then I got a bit carried away without taking any photo's of the progress, but....... Ta-Daaaa A close up of the tool rack/shelf thingy. Swarf and cooling oil can only be a sign of one thing.. Yep, I've been having a play Due to the tray being a bit bowed in the middle cooling fluid tend too pool both ends.. A steel plate put each end to raise the "floor" level will sort that, the interesting part will be stopping the cooling fluid from leaking through the bolt holes! A bit off added signage... The 80 sign was the lathe splashback for many years and the long-sh vehicle sign used to live on the back of my Saxon trailer and went on many a Wheel Horse adventure Things left to do... Stop the tray from leaking.. Fit a one way valve in the coolant pipe so the fluid doesn't drain back to the bottle every time the pump is turned off. Fit a "damper" to stop the pulley on top of the WH chassis from bouncing around so much.. But over all I'm very happy with how the lathe bench has turned out 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #22 Posted May 17, 2017 Now if something is bugging me I have to sort it out which is why after lot's of measuring this little used filing cabinet was dug out.. Top and tailed, just the strenthening bits and the draw runners to go. . Flattened out with the corners marked to be chopped out. Time to bend the edges up.. First bend, a little at a time. The last bend.. Until..... Mounting holes drilled and a "sump" welded in... Yes the tray has warped a bit, but that was to be expected and will pull down alright once the tray and lathe are bolted down. Some nicely spaced welding, yes I did weld up the hole I had missed Good penetration as well A test fit of the new (hopefully) leak and crack free tray.. I did bolt the lathe back on yesterday but forgot to take any photo's.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcamino/wheelhorse 9,060 #23 Posted May 17, 2017 I hope you Dad health improves after his surgery. After he is up on his feet give him a job in the shop. He will get his strength back and he may uncover some things that you forgot you had. Love the new music player. I hate to say this , but I ran into a chap who picks up old scrap metal for free and since the head of the household has been on me for a while I let him clean up the pile. Naturally I was looking for something this week and realized it was on the pile . He made a few dollars and I may have to spend a few dollars for some angle iron. At least the wife is happier. Now the lathe is about sorted out , what will you work on next? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites