I would like to make a new bench on which to mount my Myford ML7 lathe. It will be purely for the lathe nothing else. My problem is that I do not know what size metal to use to make the bench. The current one is wooden and has seen much better days. Besides that a metal one will take up a heck of a lot less space.
So, I'm thinking square section tubing. A friend has suggested 50mm x 50mm x 3mm wall thickness. I had thought 25mm x 25mm x 3mm wall thickness. I am thinking centre supports front and back in my design and possible butresses at the corners. Is the 50mm x 50mm way over the top engineering wise or is my idea of 25mm x 25mm simply not up to it? I appreciate any suggestions please
Thank you.
Kevan
So, I'm thinking square section tubing. A friend has suggested 50mm x 50mm x 3mm wall thickness. I had thought 25mm x 25mm x 3mm wall thickness. I am thinking centre supports front and back in my design and possible butresses at the corners. Is the 50mm x 50mm way over the top engineering wise or is my idea of 25mm x 25mm simply not up to it? I appreciate any suggestions please
Thank you.
Kevan