So, I was talking to my lathe....what, like you guys don't talk to your tools...lol. Anyway, decided I wanted a more customizable setup for a lathe table, so I figured I'd build one. But the wife told me no buying anything for it, so everything is scrap from around my shop and shed. The top is from an entertainment unit that I dismantled last month. Anyway, that's all I got. :)

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Not bad. Nothing better than repurposing stuff to make cooler stuff.

I took an old bathroom vanity from my mothers house and an old countertop from a kitchen I remodeled to make my lathe bench.

just picked up the woodriver 12x16 dust hood and some plexiglass; gonna make me a badass dust hood. :)

i have that exact same lathe... I use it for drilling and making prototypes and bowls and trinkets...

i have that exact same lathe... I use it for drilling and making prototypes and bowls and trinkets...

I do too. I have made 1000s of plugs on it.

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Curious N Shore, what make lath might that be,,, nice bench, the best stuff is made from old stuff 😉

Curious N Shore, what make lath might that be,,, nice bench, the best stuff is made from old stuff 😉

It's a Rigid. I've had the same lathe for 10 years. Workhorse!!!

Mines a carbon copy and is a Craftsman..

It's a Rigid. I've had the same lathe for 10 years. Workhorse!!!

Thanks,,,, that's next winters project,,, rod building this winter,,,

I've been pretty busy down in the shop just kind of rearranging things and building too. When I get home tonight, I'll post pics. Finished a plug spinner, and almost done with a dust hood for the lathe. Mahogany and plexi glass on a wood rail so it can move.