Thread: First Practice Wood Turning Project with a Few Observations and Questions

I got a call and was able to pick up my lathe last night. WooHoo!
Today i spent some hours building a table for it. I could have bought the one made for the lathe like Aaron, but me being me, i wanted custom.

This saved me a 100 bucks but i had to order the casters. Im going with casters that fold up so the table will sit on the ground when in use. More steady is the idea.



2 drawers and a storage spot underneath. Might find a couple sand bags to put under it if i need too. But for now it will be for storage. So the first thing i turn will be 4 drawer pulls for the drawers. Maybe tomorrow as Im beat right now. BTW, this thing weighs 70 lbs by itself. The top is two layers of 3/4" Plywood glued and screwed. I could climb on top and jump up and down on this sucker. Its solid! I still want to wire up a power switch and outlet on the table but Im done-in for now.

Thanks for the vid Aaron.