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This is another lathe bench idea I'm kicking around.
Again, I was all set to start building a work bench in my basement tomorrow. It will be in a cubby hole surrounded by 3 walls. I would just build a 2'x7' bench attached to the wall's on 3 sides, and stiff legs under it. No problem.
Now today I seen a chunk of bowling alley lane. It's 40''x40''x 2.75'' thick. Obviously it would not span the 7'. My Atlas 10d bed is 37''. So I'd have about 1.5'' on each side of the bed. I was thinking of taking the off fall which is going to be about 16x40, cut it in half, or what ever, and make a skirt on each side going the opposite direction. I would still need to fill in the ends though.
The only reason I'm considering using this bowling all is because I've read over and over you need mass weight for a lathe stand. At 2.75 thick will this work? It is hard maple.
Well it might look cool to and should be durable.
So do you guys think it would work? Or should I just stick with 2x12's for the top of the bench. Thanks for any input.
![415219442_6940543096022121_1741420526255930490_n.jpg 415219442_6940543096022121_1741420526255930490_n.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/431/431809-224824297f66613bba6017e1931c95df.jpg)
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Again, I was all set to start building a work bench in my basement tomorrow. It will be in a cubby hole surrounded by 3 walls. I would just build a 2'x7' bench attached to the wall's on 3 sides, and stiff legs under it. No problem.
Now today I seen a chunk of bowling alley lane. It's 40''x40''x 2.75'' thick. Obviously it would not span the 7'. My Atlas 10d bed is 37''. So I'd have about 1.5'' on each side of the bed. I was thinking of taking the off fall which is going to be about 16x40, cut it in half, or what ever, and make a skirt on each side going the opposite direction. I would still need to fill in the ends though.
The only reason I'm considering using this bowling all is because I've read over and over you need mass weight for a lathe stand. At 2.75 thick will this work? It is hard maple.
Well it might look cool to and should be durable.
So do you guys think it would work? Or should I just stick with 2x12's for the top of the bench. Thanks for any input.
![415219442_6940543096022121_1741420526255930490_n.jpg 415219442_6940543096022121_1741420526255930490_n.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/431/431809-224824297f66613bba6017e1931c95df.jpg)
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