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OuBallie08/04/2013 11:01:48
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Just been told about this page:

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=36325&page=2
Looks a neat idea, but I wonder about weakening things.
I would drill the corners to prevent stress areas developing first though.
Wouldn't that side eventually start to sag with that side wall removed?
Wonder how he got those sharp corners - angle grinder, plasma cutter, jig saw?
Thoughts please.
Geoff - Lathe time at last.
Bazyle08/04/2013 12:00:38
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Seems like a bad idea to me to make such a big hole. If you look at your lathe cabinets they have quite a wide edge. Ok it is annoying to have a small door but why degrade a good machine if you are not absolutely crammed full in every other possible space.

OuBallie09/04/2013 08:14:21
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I agree with your thoughts Bazyle.

Do hope he braces that hole with a centre strut, before he adds those heavy lumps of cast iron!

If it starts to sag then he will be in the doo-doo me thinks.

A smaller opening with roller shelves as per my lathe, however, would be ideal for storing all the cutters, vices, spacers and so on, but only as you point out, if space is at a premium.

Just a little re-organising/tidying up can release a surprising amount of useable space, as I have found out on numerous occasions, and are still doing so

Geoff - Video Light Box finished today (hopefully)

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