Ned Bulken wrote:
Thanks all,
This will definitely be a Lathe stand. that and nothing else. To that end I'm thinking that storage of other items is not a priority. The only other tool which I'm considering having on/ near the stand is my grinder, but I'm having a problem seeing where it will go. Probably wall mounted on its own little cantelievered platform the way things are going right now.
You certainly don't want it down at the head where the grit it throws and the metal dust it makes can become part of your lathe motor's bearings. Tail end perhaps, though separate in both meanings is better.
Design thought if you're contemplating the one pictured. The lathe wants to walk when loaded asymmetrically. With the trestle, all the strain is on the joint. With a slanted leg, the lathe tries (and fails) to compress a continuous length. Probably why most commercial stands splay versus trestle.