If you mount it to a wood, "plate", you can then mount it to a table with a few clamps, and thus retain the value of the table, while allowing the lathe to be stored away when you need a table alone.
Bill On Fri Dec 31 08:32:35 2004 Tom Hubin wrote: >cannahockert wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> This is my first post there, and please excuse my possibly incorrect >> English! >> >> Well, I'm a frenchie, and I'm very interested into buying and >> converting a small "RC-machines" lathe, VERY close to the usual (in >> USA) 7x14. >> >> My current problem is ROOM. I don't have a good place to put the >> lathe, so it could only be in my bedroom. >> >> I want (hope) to keep chips on the table with some Plexiglass >> enclosing of the working area. That's first, and I frankly don't know >> if I'm still reasonable or not. I've also heard about mounting a >> vacuum cleaner hose on the toolpost, it could be an idea. And as >> little lubrication as possible, no lube would be the best.. >> >> Then, I'd like to know more about the amount of vibration this unit >> makes, to be more precise: how sturdily has it to be bolted down? I >> have a "regular" kitchen table, big enough but it's definitely NOT a >> perfect "good and sturdy" bench! Would it be OK for the job if I bolt >> the lathe onto a good thick wood plate, laid on the table? Or would >> it better to consider another support? >> >> So, please don't laugh at these questions (I know it may sound >> stupid), and please help! I know I'm lacking room (and money, I >> wouldn't buy a mini-lathe if I had both). >> >> Thanks alot, >> >> Fran�ois > >************************************ > >Hello Francois, > >I have a Sherline 5410 (metric 5400) CNC mill in the small bedroom of my >two bedroom apartment. That is my shop and general storage/junk room. >I also have a Sherline lathe that I bought at auction a year ago but >have not yet set that up. It would easily setup on a kitchen table for >use and hide in a closet for storage. > >I made a plywood base for the mill. Then used 1/2 inch PVC plumbing to >make a lightweight and cheap frame around it. Then cut up transparent >shower curtain liners from the dollar store and hung that from the >frame. > >I did not cover the top so chips sometimes escape that way. I often run >with the front open for easy access so chips end up on my floor that >way. 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