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[dusty]

Paul, thank you so very much for going to that effort. This pictures does reveal a lot that was undetectable in the others.

While I do believe that this would be a very viable storage method for anyone who needs storage space, I now have nearly all of my SPTs sitting in operational locations. I other words, I have converted to a standalone shop.

I know that this is an apparent contradiction but that is how my shop has evolved.

[robinson46176]

Dusty
I never make plans on paper so I couldn't say without looking but here's another photo that should help.

If you need more I will get some measurements for you. I designed it as I went by holding the tool up and saying "OK, about there's good". It's the way I do everything. Comes from boatbuilding I think. If you make one, use plate mount casters.
Paul M



I love working like that...
I am always amazed by people that will measure up something and enter a whole bunch of exact dimensions like 16 and 15/16 inches. I just look at it and unless it actually matters I make it an even 17 inches. If it is an antique it is likely that the builder was building it by eye anyway and chopped off the board "about there"... :D
I had an uncle that I used to work with some on his apartment buildings. He would time after time carefully measure stuff even like floor covering down to 1/64th of an inch. He would get so intent on getting the 1/64th of an inch right that he would miss the measurement by a full inch. :D
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I am really big on not measuring when I can avoid it. I was taught the line "never measure if you can superimpose".
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I once built a chicken house/storage barn out of some good used lumber that was all cut to the same couple of lengths.
I did use a small level but built the whole thing without using a tape. I just designed as I went making use of the existing lengths on almost everything even to laying out the foundation. All squaring was done with the factory corner of a scrap piece of plywood about 2' x 3'.
That was one fun building to build. :)

[shipwright]

Francis, I believe we have a Zen connection. With you all the way.

Paul M

[shipwright]

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I have to thank you for giving me the much needed kick in the pants. The "cubby" as you put it was indeed planned to be drawers but if you hadn't brought it up the job would likely have remained on the old to do list for a long time. As it is I have a new storage spot for my Universal Lathe Rest stuff and my other SPT accessories.

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PS the big red cabinet in the background houses my 510.

Paul M

[robinson46176]

Paul, thank you so very much for going to that effort. This pictures does reveal a lot that was undetectable in the others.

While I do believe that this would be a very viable storage method for anyone who needs storage space, I now have nearly all of my SPTs sitting in operational locations. I other words, I have converted to a standalone shop.

I know that this is an apparent contradiction but that is how my shop has evolved.



That matches how I planned my shop...
At the moment there are 10 Shopsmiths sitting in my shop. All but one bought used, most at bargain prices. I do tend to set them up a little like stand alone tools. As an example one stays in lathe mode all of the time but I have the tooling and accessories for it to use it in any of the modes. Another I tend to leave the bandsaw mounted on but again the full flexibility is still there in seconds. Another is a sanding station with normal being the belt sander on the left end and a 12" disk sander on the quill mount along with the main table. The list goes on. With the exception of a "mini", I can configure any of them in any setup. I have flexibility that a room full of single purpose stand alone tools could not begin to match. I can setup for 6 different saw cuts and leave them setup for a month and still have full function of the shop. I may cut another one down to a mini and another to a shorty. I don't really need 10 lathes... I call it planning but it all kind of just happened... :)