Evenin':

I have a VERY small shop 9' by 10'. You can see pictures of it at
www.Spaltedboard.com. I call it The Cript. I use a Jet Mini and have
had no trouble.

When I am going to use it, I simply place dogs in the correct holes on
my work bench, place the lathe up against them and it stays put. Since
I'm 6'3" tall, I had to raise the height of my Work bench , for my
back, and the lathe ends up at the right height for me, too.

When I'm done, which isn't very often, I put the lathe back on the
shelf.

The Other Bruce


Silvan wrote in message ...
In tossing around ideas for how I'm going to fit the JET mini into my shop
without getting rid of anything, or inconveniencing myself too terribly,
I've been pondering something.

What if I build a low, heavy, wheeled table about 24" high or thereabouts,
such that I would always have to sit down to use the thing. If I did that,
I could take advantage of wasted space at the center of the shop without
having to go elbow to elbow with it. I would still have to move it around
often, but it would just feel less claustrophobic.

Good idea, bad idea?

I'm not married to the concept if it's a bad idea, so don't try to spare my
feelings. I'm just noodling. I gotta pick a plan soon and build a stand
so I'm ready to take it out and turn something at 12:01 AM on Christmas
morning.