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SwarfnStuff:
Hi Spurry,
       I notice that on your very good tool stand your quick change tool holders are breeding rather rapidly as seems to be their wont.  :lol:

      I don't as yet have a QCTP but it is on the wish list (actually the to make list) and their breeding habits are of concern as my workshop is on the minuscule side.  :bang:
John B

Spurry:
Thanks for the comments.
John B - yes the toolholders do tend to multiply alarmingly. I find it easier to make say 6 at a time, as the setup time is considerable, so you may as well make 6 as 1.
Pete

SwarfnStuff:
Ah yes, that makes sense, plus you then have some already waiting for that special tool or whatever. Friends who have CNC lathes say the much same, i.e. drawing / set-up time being usually greater than the machine time may as well make two instead of one, or three or four whilst one enjoys a  :coffee: or two!

DavidA:
It certainly is a nice robust stand. I am also going down the 'put wheels under everything' route.

I do have one observation though.  I would have made the rear vertical.

It seems you are losing valuable shelf space by sloping it in .

A long time back I acquired a lot of overhead conveyor rollers. These are gradually taking on a new life as wheels for things like my circular saw.  Much better than lifting it about.

Dave.

Spurry:
Dave
Making the 'rear' vertical was considered. It ended up as-is so that I could have two 'fronts'. The bottom shelf is 600 wide x 600 deep, so I felt reaching right underneath, from one side, could be a problem, hence the reason for the double taper.
It may well be that with the passage of time, the extra space may have been more useful than the access aspect....so who knows.
The wheels apparently will load up to 600kgs, are easy to push, all rotate (in the vertical plane :clap:) so the unit spins quite easily.
Pete

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