Lathe stand leveling feet

Level means nothing. Foursquare is what you're after. Shims will do that just fine.

Like your choice.

Hello Randy,

I built my stand out of fir 2x6 inch boards that I had on hand about eight years ago. I originally built it for a Nova 3000 lathe and used the plans from the Nova 3000 manual, except that I used 2x6 planks instead of 2x4's. The feet of my stand as they set on the floor are

4-1/2" x 5.5". I built a covered box near the bottom that I filled with scrap iron (mostly old railroad spikes). The top of the stand is made of two 2x6's spaced apart to allow the chips to fall through. I originally intended to make an angled shelf to channel the shavings out the back of the stand, but wound up putting a sheet of 3/4" plywood across the back for additional stability. So instead, I have a tool chest setting under the headstock portion of the lathe with a cardboard box lid setting on it to catch most of the shavings that drop through.

It is screwed and bolted together and has served me well. When I purchased my NOVA DVR 3000 lathe, I also purchased a bed extension, which required me to extend the lathe stand. I simply added on a couple of feet to the tailstock end, also made from 2x6's. My DVR has the same bed sections as the old Nova 3000, so the DVR simply bolted to the same holes in the lathe bed.

The lathe and stand is very heavy and not suitable for moving about, but is does not walk around and it sets flat on the floor. In fact, my lathe bed is level and has remained that way.

Fred Holder

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: I recently purchased a Nova DVR. Now it's time to build a stand for : it. The question is do I include leveling feet and if so what size : should I use ? How about wheels any good suggestions. I'm thinking the : type that you step on a lever and it pushes down the wheel. Any : thoughts.?

If you use wheels, keep in mind there are two types of locking casters:

a) the regular kind, where the lock prevents the wheel from turning about its axis, but doesn't stop the whole wheel from rotating in a horizontal plane; the stand wouldn't roll, but it might wiggle back and forth.

b) the kind that locks both, making the wheel immobile. Lee valley sells this type, and this is what you'd want.

I have a Nova 3K on a pair of teknatool cast-iron legs, and the whole shebang on a mobile base.

-- Andy Barss

Grizzly has them too, in several different varieties, for a good deal less money.

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Thanx for the Info.

I have the design that came with the DVR. Thanx Fred I'll give it a try using 2x6's

RandyD