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Mrs Bob comes to the workshop but only to the door and usually with a mug of coffee and a cackie the reason she does not enter is because I deliberately leave wood shavings and saw dust about the place 43 years of married bliss has taught me many things. As for the lathe I am just a beginner and can not give advice but can suggest you build your own stand as it will be more sturdy and if built as an A frame will carry more weight and have more surface area as a footprint on the floor. I built mine with 3x2 timber held it together with the help of a pocket hole jig screws and wood glue all angles for cuts where done at 10 deg on a Metabo chop saw you can see a bit of it here:-

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[QUOTE="bigbob, post: 117760, member: 699"] Mrs Bob comes to the workshop but only to the door and usually with a mug of coffee and a cackie the reason she does not enter is because I deliberately leave wood shavings and saw dust about the place 43 years of married bliss has taught me many things. As for the lathe I am just a beginner and can not give advice but can suggest you build your own stand as it will be more sturdy and if built as an A frame will carry more weight and have more surface area as a footprint on the floor. I built mine with 3x2 timber held it together with the help of a pocket hole jig screws and wood glue all angles for cuts where done at 10 deg on a Metabo chop saw you can see a bit of it here:- [ATTACH]11880._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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