On Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:46:42 -0700, Vic Baron wrote:

I really need to build a custom stand for my little lathe. I put it on
one of those commercial tool stands and after a day of turning, figured
out why my back is killing me. Thing is way too high. The spindle height
is about 6" above my elbow.


My General mini sits on a cabinet. Was just the right height for my
previous lathe, but the General sits higher. I just took a couple of
2x4s and built a "duckboard" to stand on. Works, and the price was right.

I am right handed - found that I am most comfortable with left and on
tool and right on handle. I found it uncomfortable when I switched that.
How d most of you turn - left handed, right handed or ambi?


I'm left handed, but find that some cuts work better one way and some the
other. You'll probably find the same thing as you continue.

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