1720 Table Mount

[gpcoe]

I just took ownwership of an older 1720. I'm looking for suggestions on a table/bench to mount this on. It specs at 700 lbs, but I've had a hard time finding benches that specify a weight capacity. Does anyone know of a table that will hold this up. Thanks a lot

Greg

[smallblock]

On my 1720, I bought a bench from Harbor Freight. It was a sheet metal style rated at about 500#, but I put in some angle iron braces to stiffen it up- Price then was about 100.00. If you have the original manual, there should be some plans in the back on how to build a bench yourself.

[sharpshooter90]

I just took ownwership of an older 1720. I'm looking for suggestions on a table/bench to mount this on. It specs at 700 lbs, but I've had a hard time finding benches that specify a weight capacity. Does anyone know of a table that will hold this up. Thanks a lot

Greg

Grainger has a nice cabinet with locking front doors - part # 1W814. Two of these bolted together make a nice stand with 8 legs- should be plenty strong for your machine.
www.grainger.com

[Tapered_Gib]

I realize this thread is a few months old, but...

I have a 1720 3-in-1, now 10 years old. I utilized the black stand that came with mine and put a 60"x30" Bally Block laminated wood benchtop bolted through the stand into the lathe casting underneath. Sandwiched between I put a big galvanized oil drip pan I got from Napa Auto Supply and I siliconed caulked it to get a fairly good leakproof integrity to it. Then I bolted 3/4" plywood sides around it and electrical conduit and plenty of places to plug electricity outlets to it. And added two drawers under it and a shelf. Works great, but a lot of work building it.

Smithy has a bench stand I am going to use for my Sieg mill, though it is overkill for that purpose. But it would have been great for my Shoptask and it was rated half a ton capacity at the time:

http://www.smithy.com/accessories.ph...77&code=80-045

[lockeyone]

This may be a little late but for my Jet 1325 I used a medical exam table. Took the pad off and placed a heavy sold chunk of wood (old door) for a base. I put a brace from the table to the wall for added support. The exam table comes with several drawers for storage, has an outlet on it. Of course you should take off the stirrups and such. The best part was the place I got it just wanted it gone, taking up too much space. My table turned out to be a retro greenish color. I since picked up a couple more and gave one to my brother for a workbench and another sold on ebay for $200.