Well, its not a game design or a miniature or anything truly cool like that. However, I did manage to finish a mobile stand for the new lathe. With this finished I can get our assembly table back and do the finish work on the tea rack. Nothing spectacular but any progress is good at this point.
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| All the pieces cut and ready for assembly. |
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| Legs assembled and attached to the top. All joinery is with screws and glue. This is my first piece using pocket holes. |
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| Pretty much complete at this point. Main brace and the floor braces are in place. |
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| Flipped over and added the wheels. 3" wheels with locks. |
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| Lathe mounted up and the stand rolled into its home. We can work right here in front of the window or move it out to a different spot. Its a rather brute force approach but it gets the job done till I can build something better. |
I need to take a grinder to some of the screws that went all the way through. I couldn’t find any 2” pocket hole screws and the 2 1/2” are bit to long. But at least we can use the lathe now!
There is a lot to be said for "not perfect, but it works", and this looks like just the item for that.
ReplyDeleteIts nice and beefy and while not pretty it gets the job done. Perfect!
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