POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

[great white]

Still working on the atlas:





Starting to paint the accessories. Those pics show the steady rest painted but still drying…

 

[pontiac428]

That's a heck of a location for a seam in the bench top. Might be worth it to caulk seal it so oil doesn't leak into your cabinet.

 

[great white]

That's a heck of a location for a seam in the bench top. Might be worth it to caulk seal it so oil doesn't leak into your cabinet.

Not a problem. Theres a piece of 1/2”steel plate welded to the underside the width and length of the lathe and the seam is welded shut from the underside as well.

The cabinet is very robust as is, it used to be a mobile station for an ultrasound machine at a local hospital. Nothing in it is anything less than 1/8” thick, most of it closer to 3/16” and its heavily braced and double walled in most places. Sold off as surplus because of one messed up caster, which is how I got it.

 

[Shotgun]

So, what are you going to do now that your lathe is too pretty to use?

 

[rwm]

I think that blue will give a nice contrast to show bleeding...

 

[great white]

So, what are you going to do now that your lathe is too pretty to use?

Nope, never too pretty to use.

But it should help make me want to keep it (and its area) clean…

 

[great white]

I think that blue will give a nice contrast to show bleeding...

Not sure what machines you’re using, but I’ve never seen my lathe bleed. At least not anything other than oil….

 

[Firstram]

I really like that color. nice work!

 

[rwm]

It looks great!

 

[finsruskw]

Looks like a great place to put an appropriately sized sheet cake pan!