Well, I got it mounted on the tool cabinet. Thanks to all for your input. ) Now to finish cleaning it up and start making some chips.
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I just got one of those! It's on the LMS cabinet. I've only made a few test cuts with it. Seems to be very capable. I'm upgrading from a Sherline, and just the ability to make interrupted cuts on small pieces of steel blows me away.
BTW, if I had to do it again, I'd do it your way instead of the LMS stand. It's a royal PITA to put together. If it weren't for my wife and her smaller hands, I'd still be trying to put it together.
Bob
HMF let me know about your reply, and it's pretty interesting. I've never measured my lathe like you mention.
When you get your mod done, it would be cool to post a picture of it. I'd be interested in what you do.
Are you lifting the lathe off the chip pan and putting your C-channel between the lathe's feet and the chip tray, or putting it on top of the feet in the tray, as it's mounted now?
I'm not going to say anything about welds because I can't weld and don't see a lot of difference between your welds and the little spots on the sheet metal of the cabinets. I've seen a billion welds like that.
I am surprised though that you can twist that C-channel .050 by hand. Seems like a lot. I guess something held one end and you twisted the other?
When you're using the lathe, where does that twisting force come from? Does it come from cutting at the end of long pieces? It seems like anything that would cause twist would have to be pretty aggressive. Wouldn't it be twisting the lathe around the long axis and get transmitted to the base?
Guess I just don't picture the forces involved.
Don’t you also have a somewhat unique milling machine?I really do like having the ability to roll the lathe out of the way when it's clean up time. I even have my little bench mill mounted on one. There's a thread or two where I've posted pics of my little shop if interested in doing a search.
I've talked to one or two people who own that LMS lathe, but not sure they hang out here.
I'm also a pioneer, as I don't think there are any other SB 8ks on this board. But I'm quite comfortable being a loner. )
Bill