Hello William,

I built my stand several years ago for a Nova 3000 and then just set my Nova DVR
3000 right on the stand. I built the stand from 2x6 fir and pine boards that I
had on hand. The legs are three boards thick. I built a box that was the depth
of the 2x6's and filled it with railroad spikes and miscellaneous pieces of
steel. I used 2x6's for the top to mount the lathe to and spaced them apart so
that chips could fall through and not accumulate under the bed of the lathe.
When I added a bed extension, I simply extended the bed with a 2x6 add on. I've
turned some pretty heavy stuff and it is as solid as a rock.

When we were in New Zealand last spring, we stayed with Dick Veitch, who also
had a Nova DVR 3000. His was on a metal stand and equipped with casters. He
loaded it into a trailer and toted it all over. The casters swung out of the way
as I recall to let the lathe set solidly on the floor. It looked like a heavier
metal stand than what Woodcraft sells, but may have been the same stand. I
suspect it was made by Teknatool.

Fred Holder
http://www.fholder.com

In article OyCUb.231590$xy6.1191668@attbi_s02, william kossack says...

My outboard tool rest arrived today for my DVR. Tomorrow the DVR should
itself arrive.

I was thinking of using a really light weight sheet metal grizzly stand
as a temperary solution but now that I think of it it may not be strong
enough to support 180 pounds of weight.

Now I'm getting serious about thinking about a stand. How many are
using the sheetmetal stand like I've seen at woodcraft? How many have
constructed a stand from 2x4, 2x6, and 2x8 lumber like shown on the
technatool web page.

I could build the wooden stand in about an hour if it warms up enough to
work outside. Or I could make a pilgrimage to woodcraft and buy the
sheet metal stand (I need to go there anyways to get the correct insert
for my chuck).

One thing is I need to put casters or a portable base on the stand so I
can move it around and then secure it with blocks.

Any suggestions?