Hi Charlie

I'm back with some more, we talked about clearance and yes I would get
more clearance, reason why, the placement of the motor makes for bad
air circulation, it gets buried under shavings, also if you stick a
tool under the lathe there is less chance of damage to tool or lathe if
you have more clearance, and you can find hiding screws etc. easier,
and cleanout also, for these reasons do I have my lathe not screwed
down, but set on 2 studs, so I can lift the lathe up and move it
around, more about this later.
To the left edge of my setup are several holes drilled to fit # 2 MT
accessories and some smaller holes for knockout bar drill chuck key and
allen wrench, woodworm screw, some more.
Now for the tailstock end, I always end up with more stuff there than I
want and have to clean up regularly, what I don't want there is taller
stuff, no grinder for me, reason is, like today I was turning a goblet,
and want to be able to use a heavy scraper and any taller item on the
end would be interfering with me doing that, now here's another reason
for not screwing down the lathe, I can lift it off the studs and place
it closer to the right side so I can stand to the side and turn that
way if I like to, I probably will make some holes for studs there, not
sure yet.
To level the bench, if it does not rock and stand on it's 4 feet, that
would do IMO, being exactly level is not that important, within reason
of course.
Well this is it again for now, something to consider, oh yes one other
thing, I screwed a powerbar to the bottom back side, keeps out the
dust, and it is very handy to be able to plug your lights, lathe, power
sander etc. in without all the cords in the way.

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Leo Van Der Loo