Hi all -
I have a Delta 46-700 lathe that I'm hoping to put back to work. I need a stand for it. Didn't have one when I bought it used. A while (good while) back I built a bench that was to double as a turning stand:
Workbench by Scott, on Flickr
(Ignore all the miscellany...)
Works great, obviously steady as hell. Problem is that, now, maneuvering a 120 pound lathe in and out of the underside of the bench, well, doesn't sound like fun. So I need a stand. This lathe takes the 46-705 stand, which is apparently non-existent in the wild anymore (go figure). So I need a homebrew option. My concern is that, short of another large space-chewing benchtop (which I haven't got real estate for), anything sawhorse style I build is going to be way top heavy and inappropriate.
Anyone have any pointers/designs/pictures they can point me to?
Thanks for any help.
Scott