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I recently picked up a very nice Emco V10P. Unfortunately the stand it come on is very much not nice and needs to be replaced. My Kennedy stack is pretty full at this point and I have quite a bit of tooling for the Emco so I'm looking for options for the stand that can incorporate storage.
Initially I thought to just purchase a Harbor Freight 44" tool box, remove the casters to get it to an appropriate height for this machine (34-35"). Problem is there is very little clearance between the handwheel and the table surface. Cost of this would be ~$500
My next thought was to purchase two Harbor Freight "End Cabinets" to put under each foot and then fabricate a "bridge" between the two that sits several inches below the top and put a chip pan in between. I think this would most resemble the original cabinet. Cost of the two cabinets is ~$500 plus the steel for bracing and sheet metal for pan.
Not sure which direction to go. I'd love to see what you guys have done for your machines or whatever input you may have.
Thanks guys!
My Emco:
Original Emco Stand
Harbor Freight 44" Cabinet:
Harbor Freight "Side Cabinet"
Initially I thought to just purchase a Harbor Freight 44" tool box, remove the casters to get it to an appropriate height for this machine (34-35"). Problem is there is very little clearance between the handwheel and the table surface. Cost of this would be ~$500
My next thought was to purchase two Harbor Freight "End Cabinets" to put under each foot and then fabricate a "bridge" between the two that sits several inches below the top and put a chip pan in between. I think this would most resemble the original cabinet. Cost of the two cabinets is ~$500 plus the steel for bracing and sheet metal for pan.
Not sure which direction to go. I'd love to see what you guys have done for your machines or whatever input you may have.
Thanks guys!
My Emco:
Original Emco Stand
Harbor Freight 44" Cabinet:
Harbor Freight "Side Cabinet"