On Fri, 3 Mar 2017 06:40:51 -0800 (PST)
"Dr. Deb" wrote:

I needed to make a new one for the Woodfast, as the one for the Jet
simply would not fit. I doubled up two 3/4" plywood and it is as
steady as a rock.

that sounds substantial

i got by with this 3/8 material since it is so rigid and since the
forces are perpindicular to the axis of the lathe rotation it is
working well plus my lathe is small