John Ziebron
07-20-2023, 7:15 PM
Back in March I started a thread about my downsizing my current, old Grizzly lathe and was asking for help in choosing a replacement. I did end up deciding and purchasing the Laguna Revo 1216. They offer a space age looking stand for it but with space being a premium in my shop I saw an opportunity to get more storage space. So with a sheet of solid core white oak I built a cabinet stand on casters with 8 drawers. I didn't have any white oak boards on hand but plenty of red oak so the face frame and drawer fronts are red oak. The formica counter top is a 4 foot one that I narrowed by 6 inches and cut the backsplash off; cost was $17.80 from Menards.
I wanted to alleviate the situation with the old lathe whereby a lot of chips ended up on the floor behind the lathe so I extended the back up about 20 inches. In that previous post some folks commented about the distance between centers and the limitation of bowl diameter if I ever decide to make bowls. With the 10 inch extension for this lathe it not only increases the distance between centers but it can also be used on the left side where it mounts in a lower position and allows for turning bowls up to 16 inches in diameter. Hence the reason for the hinged wings when the extension is used. And to ensure the wings are held securely closed I went with adjustable stud catches.
One of the things I didn't like about the Laguna was that the display is always on when the lathe in plugged in and I knew this before ordering. My fix took a few hours to implement but ended up serving 2 purposes. It gave me a line power on/off switch and also serves as an emergency stop switch on the tailstock end of the machine. The only other thing I didn't like, but didn't realize til I got the machine, is handle for the tailstock wheel. It was a grippy little ball on a stud but it didn't even turn free on the stud. Very disappointed in the engineer who did that design. Luckily, I had a spare handle to replace it with and it actually looks like it belongs.
I've only had a little time to play with it so far but I'm very happy with my decision. The weight of the cabinet, even without the drawers full yet, and the lathe firmly bolted to the top gives a solid feel while it's running.
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I wanted to alleviate the situation with the old lathe whereby a lot of chips ended up on the floor behind the lathe so I extended the back up about 20 inches. In that previous post some folks commented about the distance between centers and the limitation of bowl diameter if I ever decide to make bowls. With the 10 inch extension for this lathe it not only increases the distance between centers but it can also be used on the left side where it mounts in a lower position and allows for turning bowls up to 16 inches in diameter. Hence the reason for the hinged wings when the extension is used. And to ensure the wings are held securely closed I went with adjustable stud catches.
One of the things I didn't like about the Laguna was that the display is always on when the lathe in plugged in and I knew this before ordering. My fix took a few hours to implement but ended up serving 2 purposes. It gave me a line power on/off switch and also serves as an emergency stop switch on the tailstock end of the machine. The only other thing I didn't like, but didn't realize til I got the machine, is handle for the tailstock wheel. It was a grippy little ball on a stud but it didn't even turn free on the stud. Very disappointed in the engineer who did that design. Luckily, I had a spare handle to replace it with and it actually looks like it belongs.
I've only had a little time to play with it so far but I'm very happy with my decision. The weight of the cabinet, even without the drawers full yet, and the lathe firmly bolted to the top gives a solid feel while it's running.
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