Mike Peace
04-06-2011, 4:10 PM
Several folks from my chapter took a road trip to visit the Carolina Mountain Woodturners recently. Enroute we made a studio visit to Joe Ruminski where I copied his lathe storage idea.
I have had a my 3520 for three years and have not really seen a need for more ballast so his storage solution looked like it would work for me. Easy to sweep under. One tip he gave me: When installing, simply take out three screws on one pair of legs and pivot the legs open to put in the box. The manual suggests 48 1/2 inch fits best in the cleats. What they don't tell you is that you only have 48" of clearance as you move up because of a reinforced area in the cast iron for the lower screw for attaching an auxilliary bed. Some bad words and a little chisel work fixed the clearance to I could get the leg to fully swing closed.
I have had a my 3520 for three years and have not really seen a need for more ballast so his storage solution looked like it would work for me. Easy to sweep under. One tip he gave me: When installing, simply take out three screws on one pair of legs and pivot the legs open to put in the box. The manual suggests 48 1/2 inch fits best in the cleats. What they don't tell you is that you only have 48" of clearance as you move up because of a reinforced area in the cast iron for the lower screw for attaching an auxilliary bed. Some bad words and a little chisel work fixed the clearance to I could get the leg to fully swing closed.