I may have made the legs longer and thicker for more stability, but it looks good. I have gravitated to putting tools like that on a stand with casters that I don't use that often so I can move them around out of the way.

 

I thought about it, but it is VERY stable. And longer legs would interfere with foot room under it and post a tripping hazard accross the shop floor...

The other option was a basic 2x4 box base with casters / levellers which I seriously thought about, but you may notice the platform extends over the lathe bed extension? That was intentional. I felt a box base would interfere with that...

As it is, if it tips right, it bumps into the lathe and stops. Tips to the left can be a problem. For now it goes into the tool stacker and stops. When the flip top stands get done it will tip into the most likely jointer / planer flip top stand, and again stop. If it tips backwards it bumps into the wall.

So it's more or less captive where it is.

IF it proves unstable, I have no qualms about pulling the feet off in favor of a small ballast box and a bag of quickcrete for a base... But I don't think I need it.

It's not perfect, it's functional, which was what I was aiming for...

 

I like quick and dirty for stuff like this.

 

Very nice.
Seems like it will fit just about anywhere

 

Very nice.
Seems like it will fit just about anywhere

The idea was to be able to more or less tuck in next to the lathe. I was trying, and seems I succeeded in having the platform nestle over the lathe bed extension... Some owners of this model lathe omit the bed extension entirely.

 

I have the Laguna 1216 and I havent ordered a bed extension yet either. I turn mainly bowls and up to now, I haven't needed an extension. A bed extension for my lathe will also fit on the outboard end. I though of getting one so I can make a 14' Disk Sander on the outboard end. A 14" is a good size disk sander and I can go slow enough where it wont get scary. LOL
Actually, I could design an outboard sander and attach a small table without the extension.

 

Looks good. Nothing wrong with making things easier for yourself and with the price of wood I'm more apt to repurpose
rather than toss leftovers in the burn pile.
I need things on stands and fully mobile and this thread reminded me that there are a few left to do.

 

@dbhost
I might have missed it somewhere along the way, so I'll ask again: "which lathe do you have?"

 

@dbhost
I might have missed it somewhere along the way, so I'll ask again: "which lathe do you have?"

The Central Machinery copy of a Jet JWL1236. Model #34706. I'm cheap and it works great...

 

@dbhost
All my old tools are gone. Sold the entire shop to one man - an employee
In the new shop, I have the 26 Gal HF Air Compressor, 4xros sander and48 Belt Sander, their Cross Slide vise for their drill press, Under their Bower name I have a ROS 5", an electric drill and some other stuff.
I had initially bought a WEN drill press and returned it to HD and bought the HF Drill Press. I buy my nitrile gloves from them and shop dust masks and small supplies. I am still thoinking of buyong their Hercules Miter Saw but not unless it goes on a big sale. Their price comes with a 90 day warranty. if you want the 2 year warranty, thats another roughly 100 bucks. The advantage of the extended warranty is their pretty much no questions asked.policy - just grab another box off the shelf.
After one year, I am still pretty satisfied with their stuff.
If their prices continue to climb, I will wave bye bye.

 

@dbhost
All my old tools are gone. Sold the entire shop to one man - an employee
In the new shop, I have the 26 Gal HF Air Compressor, 4xros sander and48 Belt Sander, their Cross Slide vise for their drill press, Under their Bower name I have a ROS 5", an electric drill and some other stuff.
I had initially bought a WEN drill press and returned it to HD and bought the HF Drill Press. I buy my nitrile gloves from them and shop dust masks and small supplies. I am still thoinking of buyong their Hercules Miter Saw but not unless it goes on a big sale. Their price comes with a 90 day warranty. if you want the 2 year warranty, thats another roughly 100 bucks. The advantage of the extended warranty is their pretty much no questions asked.policy - just grab another box off the shelf.
After one year, I am still pretty satisfied with their stuff.
If their prices continue to climb, I will wave bye bye.

For YEARS I have been banging myself in the head over missing the clearance on the Ryobi 12" drill press you had in your old shop. I instead went with buying a Northern Industrial 13" 16 speed floor model, basically the same thing as the Central Machinery but with burghundy and black paint. Don't get me wrong, it's been a great drill press, but the fact it is a floor model drove me to distrcation until I decided to build one of those drill press cabinets that basically straddles the post. I need storage for my hand drill, bits, drilling jigs etc... and always felt a floor model interfered with my ability to do that until I saw someone using one of those cabinets. Totally sold on the cheap floor model now!

Anyway, I bring that up because when I came upon the Wen 4214T 12" Variable speed. I am surprised that you didn't like it. What was the issue you had with it?

Most of my consumables come from there, LOTS of nuts, bolts, rivets, sandpaper etc... Almost all of my clamps, Thank God for Harbor Freight clamps! most of my pneumatics etc...

My bimetal hole saws are from their Warrior line that they brought in a few years ago as an upscale from the Drill Master stuff. They are every bit as good as the DeWalt stuff that I used to have that got stolen. And no heartbreak if they get stolen.... There are a few sizes I want that are missing out of the sets though. I need to see if the arbor will work with other brands...

On the sharpening station stand, I have already used it too much. 2x camp hatchets, Machete, AND the fingernail gouge. Obviously not all for the same purpose.

One of my camp hatchets does not have a sheath. After sharpening it, I really MUST make a sheath for it. GREAT kindling maker! Don't recall the brand, but it is effectively an Estwing clone but with a molded synthetic handle with breather holes. It managed to find its way into the gack under my mechanics toolbox... And since being re found has gone through a bit of cleanup and sharpening. May gift this to a good friends son when he graduates high school if he continues showing interest in camping / hunting..

 

I had to decide on the dril press - floor or bench mount. Bench/Cabinet mount won. I just cant afford the floor space, It iCentral Machinery and does everything I want it to do. For my lathe, I got the Laguna 1216. I had same thoughts as the Drill press regarding mounting. The really cool looking Laguna Stand or make my own cabinet, Decision was based on the same factors - again, due to shortage of floor space, build my own cabinet wont.
ALL of my clamps are HF except for my pipe clamps. Got a good deal on Amazon for them.
Harbor Freight definitely has a place in my shop. However, I found their sandpaper both disk and belt sander stuff to be a waste of money.
I think someone ought to start a thread of do's and dont's for Harbor Freight. I think that would be of great help to new woodworkers.