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doubleboost:
Looking great Mick
 :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Like you say once you have it this far down , do a propper job :thumbup: :thumbup:
The storage  shelves are a good idea
John

Rob.Wilson:
Looking good Mick   :thumbup:,,,,,,,,,now thats just cheating having three midget helpers  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Rob

AdeV:
Mick, this is looking very tidy indeed. Nice tip about welding the studs, I'd have just welded around the bolthead & then ground the whole lot flat, but I'm a masochist like that (and a rubbish welder to boot). Your method will probably last a lot longer than mine too....

Nice idea about the shelves, wonder why Harrison never did that  :scratch:

This lathe is going to look spectacular when its finished - almost too good to dirty with oil & swarf...

micktoon:
Cheers lads  :beer:,
  John , I am still trying to look at the long term picture , especially when I spending all day grinding a hole for shelves that will be a luxury lol, its all stuff you would never do if the lathe was up and running so might as well get it done now eh  :thumbup:
  Rob , its just a same that they are off to Butlins, its a week wasted in my book  :whip:, still there will be three weeks of the school holidays still left once they return for duty lol.
  Ade , that stud thing works good with the copper washer as you can burn right into the stud so its nicely welded into the panel but without the big snot of weld at the back thats hard to grind off and normally also runs down the stud wrecking the threads :palm:. I dont know why Harrison never made that end another storage area especially as the one that is there is not up to much, the top shelf has the suds sump taking up most of it, the middle one is ok and the bottom one has a vertical tall lip at the front so akward to get heavy stuff in and out. I am just trying to think of ideas as I go to make the finished lathe better and nicer to use. I hope it does look too good to use when its done  :D  but it will be getting used dont worry about that  :thumbup:

  Cheers Mick.

buffalow bill:
Hi Mick,
Being a fully paid up member of the old fart’s club I’m confused. The position of the copper washer is between the splash guard and the nut. With the cut end of the bolt through the splash guard for welding? It’s just that the 2nd photos has the copper washer on the other side of the nut (the nice end of the bolt!).
Gravity will hold the stud in place when on the bench?
Not trying to be a pain, just don’t want to look a pillock when applying the method!!!

Cheers Bill  :beer:

PS the smallest of the three helpers looks to be doing most of the work.

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