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Hello all
i just picked up a used Enco 110-2021, there was no specs on the weight of it, but I downloaded a pdf file for a similar lathe ( mine is belt driven ), ad it listed the weight as about 750 lbs, which when i bought and and used a 1 ton engine hoist, it seemed heavier than that. As for now it sits on the previous owners home made wooden bench. I plan on making a better bench, but am thinking wood or steel, and what do people think about making it mobile?
I like the idea ( the mobility aspect ) for cleaning and re arranging the shop, though I know most lathes, once set up, are generally never moved, the other aspect I am concerned is that lathes on stands are top heavy. I do plan to attach the bench to the wall in a removable fashion via L brackets for safety issues
( I live in earthquake southern California territory ). A wood benchtop I know how to make a ultra heavy duty bench that can support 1000 pounds, as for steel, I have downloaded a couple of plans that I can use those a starting guide for building the bench top. Most of my wood tools are mobile, this includes my tablesaw / router table combo I made, with 9 caster wheels it moves around the garage quite easily. Being mobile in my garage helps, as the accumulation of my tools ( both wood and metal ) does limit my floor space in my garage and I do shuffle my tools around as I switch from operation to another.
Any thought or comments would be welcomed.
- Alfredo
i just picked up a used Enco 110-2021, there was no specs on the weight of it, but I downloaded a pdf file for a similar lathe ( mine is belt driven ), ad it listed the weight as about 750 lbs, which when i bought and and used a 1 ton engine hoist, it seemed heavier than that. As for now it sits on the previous owners home made wooden bench. I plan on making a better bench, but am thinking wood or steel, and what do people think about making it mobile?
I like the idea ( the mobility aspect ) for cleaning and re arranging the shop, though I know most lathes, once set up, are generally never moved, the other aspect I am concerned is that lathes on stands are top heavy. I do plan to attach the bench to the wall in a removable fashion via L brackets for safety issues
( I live in earthquake southern California territory ). A wood benchtop I know how to make a ultra heavy duty bench that can support 1000 pounds, as for steel, I have downloaded a couple of plans that I can use those a starting guide for building the bench top. Most of my wood tools are mobile, this includes my tablesaw / router table combo I made, with 9 caster wheels it moves around the garage quite easily. Being mobile in my garage helps, as the accumulation of my tools ( both wood and metal ) does limit my floor space in my garage and I do shuffle my tools around as I switch from operation to another.
Any thought or comments would be welcomed.
- Alfredo