Home made lathe cabinet project.

[Exuptoy]

After buying my new (to me) Atlas TV36 I thought it was worth making a cabinet so I could get my bench back!

I bought some 2x1 & 1x1 box for the frame, a quarter sheet of 5mm plate for the top and some 1x1/2 box for the fence to try and retain the swarf.



Making the fence,





Then cut the top with a rip saw fitted with a TCT blade.



Then attached the fence and seam welded the outside in the event I eventually fit a suds pump (unlikely)





Then made a frame for the bed to sit on.





Next was to attach the legs and make a frame for the base.





Before cutting a shelf. I then notched the shelf to maintain the leg position at the base in case it pulled during welding, then I attached the lower frame.



Next was to mount my cabinets and make support frames which I welded to the stand.





All that’s left it to drill the 10mm mounting plates and weld them to the top for some additional support.

 

[brino]

Nice! It looks very strong.
Those drawers will be sooo useful for all the accompanying bits and tools.

-brino

 

[Exuptoy]

It probably weighs around the same as the lathe so it has some ballast. Never a bad thing with a small lathe I assume? The cupboards came from Ikea and cost about £70 for all three. The steel came to roughly £150-£160 so just over £200 so less than $300. Not exactly cheap but it’s solid and should last for a long time.

 

[mmcmdl]

There is a beautiful stainless steel heavy duty table in our dumpster at the moment , along with a bunch of other stuff . I spotted it last night going out to the compressor rooms . If I could get this thing out it would make someone a very nice lathe stand . It has 4 linear slides mounted on it also . I hate to see these things going to a landfill or melted down .

 

[matthewsx]

Nice,

Steel is the right material for this type of project IMHO

Cheers,

John

 

[Exuptoy]

Thank you.

 

[Exuptoy]

Got my mounting plates drilled, tapped and attached then sat the lathe on the table before welding the mounts.
Removed the lathe then threw a coat of paint on it. Very pleased.

 

[Exuptoy]

I forgot to update this…not been in here for a long time.
I did finish this and it has been sterling until Friday evening when one of the 22 tooth smaller Zamak gears split in two. In my stupidity I just replaced the gear and restarted without checking why it had gone and there was an almighty bang and it smashed the banjo! Not happy. It still turns and cuts but I’ve lost the auto feed. I think the banjo had loosened itself and you know the rest!
I have a new cast banjo on the way from Michael Kurn which needs a little finishing and another gear.
If anyone needs spare parts for an atlas drop me a line and I’ll pass on Michael’s contact details.
He’s an octogenarian and a keen supporter of Atlas machine tools and has a number of spare available as his father in law used to be the UK supplier and he purchased all the stock.
I’ve had the last banjo BTW and its a rough casting needs minor machining to finish.