2016 POTD Thread Archive

Nice job on the tensioner tool. As official "cheap scooter trash" with 50yrs riding and wrenching on Harleys, I dub thee an honorary Harley guy. :) Mike
 
Thanks! I put the disclaimer "not a harley guy" up to save time in answering follow-up questions. My buddy is the mechanic, I just make stuff.
 
doing some more work on the lapping plate, got the feet milled into it, and after machining I checked for distortion and it seemed to have stayed the same, as you can tell by the bluing, during cutting the cross-hatch my cutter broke, so I made note of what line the program was at and when I get the replacement I will finish it out, I don't think I will scrape that surface, as the squares are pretty small, bout 1/4x1/4
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I spent yesterday on cad designing a lathe stand so not a shop project yet. Construction is mostly 2x2x.120 wall tubing and is designed around a HF 44" top box for storage. I'll need to remove the lid but that shouldn't be too hard. I went to HF to get the measurements, I have the bottom box and they are very good quality for the price, better than my older Craftsman tool boxes. I incorporated 2 shelves at the headstock end for larger items like chucks. Not sure if I'm going to add a door or not yet. It looks like 40' of tubing and several pieces of 10 gage that I'll get plasma cut along with the two 1/2" thick mount plates for the lathe. I plan on welding out the complete stand before setting the two mount plates in place, that will minimize the effects of any distortion due to the welding. I'd love to get those surfaces milled flat after the stand is fully welded but that sounds like too much money for me so I'll just be very careful on my setup and use minimal weld. I'll do a full build thread once I get started. Next up is a trip to the metal supplier.

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sanddan said:
I spent yesterday on cad designing a lathe stand so not a shop project yet. Construction is mostly 2x2x.120 wall tubing and is designed around a HF 44" top box for storage. I'll need to remove the lid but that shouldn't be too hard. I went to HF to get the measurements, I have the bottom box and they are very good quality for the price, better than my older Craftsman tool boxes. I incorporated 2 shelves at the headstock end for larger items like chucks. Not sure if I'm going to add a door or not yet. It looks like 40' of tubing and several pieces of 10 gage that I'll get plasma cut along with the two 1/2" thick mount plates for the lathe. I plan on welding out the complete stand before setting the two mount plates in place, that will minimize the effects of any distortion due to the welding. I'd love to get those surfaces milled flat after the stand is fully welded but that sounds like too much money for me so I'll just be very careful on my setup and use minimal weld. I'll do a full build thread once I get started. Next up is a trip to the metal supplier.

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Looks great! consider the use of 3/16" x 2"x 2" angle iron for the base of the box and the shelfs if you don't mind a slight lip to keep things secure. Also wanted to share the site for the leveling feet and inserts. jwwindco.com They have a nice selection to choose from. Keep us posted!IMG_0699.JPGIMG_0700.JPG IMG_0701.JPG
 
Firestopper. Just a caution on those JW Winco feet. They do not support much of any lateral stress or shear with heavy loads. I used several to mount casters to some custom wine barrel racks (to make them movable). They failed immediately. Lost a caster, and almost dropped the full 60 gallon barrel. The inserts ripped right out when pushing the barrel on flat concrete. A full wine barrel is close to 750 lbs though. But had to warn ya.

They would probably be fine for stationary leveling. But not even close for anything intended to be moved or rolled.

I ended up going overboard and welding up custom caster mounts out of steel. 16 of them.
 
sbx said:
Firestopper. Just a caution on those JW Winco feet. They do not support much of any lateral stress or shear with heavy loads. I used several to mount casters to some custom wine barrel racks (to make them movable). They failed immediately. Lost a caster, and almost dropped the full 60 gallon barrel. The inserts ripped right out when pushing the barrel on flat concrete. A full wine barrel is close to 750 lbs though. But had to warn ya.

They would probably be fine for stationary leveling. But not even close for anything intended to be moved or rolled.

I ended up going overboard and welding up custom caster mounts out of steel. 16 of them.
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Yea, these are intended for static load ONLY (leveling ) and not meant to be slid around. Welding a flange for casters for your application is not "overboard" but a standard design.
I have 8 of these supporting a four toolbox work bench island. All drawers are loaded with tools and machining tooling (very heavy) with more than enough support to maintain a level WB. If sanddan has weight concerns (he did not mention his lathe size or weight) he could weld a 3/8 plate to the end of his legs with a welded nut on the inside and still use the leveling feet.
 
I plan on capping the tube with 1/2" thick steel. I'll drill and tap for 1/2" leveling feet like you show. The plastic would be good for a tool box setup like you show but I want a more ridge setup for the lathe. I'll use them when I build my workbench using the HF bottom box's.
 
sanddan said:
I plan on capping the tube with 1/2" thick steel. I'll drill and tap for 1/2" leveling feet like you show. The plastic would be good for a tool box setup like you show but I want a more ridge setup for the lathe. I'll use them when I build my workbench using the HF bottom box's.
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Depending on the weight of your machine and loaded tooling, perhaps a second set of feet on the shelf end would be appropriate for a total of six.
I like the 1/2" threaded end cap idea. The build looks neat as hell as I can visualize the end product.
 
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