2011-07-29

Lathe Tool Caddy

My lathe is resting on a steel rolling workbench. On the headstock side, I have about 5-6" in which to put turning-related stuff. However, it's always in shambles, even when freshly cleaned and organized. Cleaning is a royal headache too - pick up what seems like 290 things, sweep, put them all back, then pick up what was covered with shavings off the floor and put it back too. I got an idea the other day and this is what I came up with.

The plastic pipe is 3/4" CPVC leftover from a project where I used it as conduit to run wires on my boat. I cut it into pieces 5" long and had one short one. The rest of the wood is from the scrap bin, secured together with drywall screws. I drilled out the slots so that the bars for my chuck and the headstock wrenches can fit into them. Also put a hook in place for the bench brush, though I'm still reaching behind the lathe for it.  Now everything has a place, I have extra room, and I can even keep my bowl gouges here as well. Simply lifts off should I want to remove it.  Should I decide I need extra capacity, I already have an idea that will allow me to triple or quadruple it's capacity without increasing the amount of space it consumes, though at this point this is all I really need.


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