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Just found this community, here’s my workbench I built! (europe.pub)
submitted 5 days ago by to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca
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Got a mini-lathe for Christmas last year and needed something to put it on. Hundreds of spinning tops and mushrooms later, I’m pretty sure it was worth it. Here’s a couple other things from my lathe.

My first bow turned out pretty nice I think

Mini bat for one of the neighborhood kids

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[–] 4 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Good looking workbench! How did you secure the top, just of curiosity? Glue or screws from underneath?

Also do you have to put a lot of weight on the bottom shelf while you're turning to kill the vibrations? Or is it heavy enough as is for your lathe?

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    Thank you! I used some small corner braces to attach it, figured it just needed to stay put horizontally. Anchored it better than I thought, though I did use about 20 little braces down there…and had about 20 splinters in my back from that cheaper plywood on the bottom shelf.

    I ended up just screwing the bottom shelf on around the edge and a couple in the middle. Doesn’t vibrate at all!

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