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Joe d:
Hi all

Been a while, I've been working out-of-town since mid-June.  I'm back home now, and look at what followed me here...



One of the ubiquitous Chinese lathes, this one is 10 x 18, badged as "Craftex"



So, new lathe needs a new bench... :proj:



and finally found a use for the 1/4" thick arborite that I scored off of one of the neighbours twenty years ago



Still have to make the drawers, and beg, borrow, or steal an engine hoist to pick up
400 lbs of lathe from the floor to plunk it down on the bench.

This will be a whole new range of stuff for me after working exclusively with a Taig (Peatol) lathe.

Cheers, Joe 

dsquire:
Joe

Merry Christmas. Is it really that time already? I'm still looking forward to Indian Summer. That looks like a nice present that followed you home. That bench certainly looks like it will be sturdy enough to handle the lathe. I hope that you get a chance to use it before they send you out of town again. Thanks for sharing it with the crew.

Cheers  :beer:

Don

Stilldrillin:
This looks to be the start of a great adventure/ friendship, Joe!   :drool:

Hope you all get on well together.   :thumbup:

David D

DaveH:
Very nice Joe  :thumbup: :clap:
 :beer:
DaveH

ChriX:
Very nice. That bench looks rather sturdy!

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