Anybody have/use a G9972Z lathe?

[marfaguy]

http://www.grizzly.com/products/11-x-26-...box/G9972Z
I'm planning on buying one later this year but in the meantime I'd like
to go ahead and make the table for it. I'm most interested in knowing where
the bolt holes through the legs/feet. I'm not planning on drilling the holes
yet ( I'll wait until I actually have the lathe in my shop) but I want to
plan out where to put the cross stretchers so I'm not drilling into them
but would like to have them pretty close to where the bed bolts down.

Also I'm planning on using 3" C channel (Approx. 1/4" thick) for the table
front and back aprons and 4 stretchers. Then 3" square tubing (again 1/4"
thick walls) and 1/4" thick plate for the top. I think this should be stout enough
but wanted to see what the group thinks.

[Sunset Machine]

That should be plenty stout - I've an 11" Logan sitting on a factory cabinet made of 16 ga (or so) steel sheet. Folded and welded, don't recall it having any frame at all.

Can't help with the hole location, no idea.

[doubleboost]

My Boxford has a 3 mill cabinet with no suports and it is like a brick s&*t house
That being said you can not over engineer a lathe stand
John

[sasquatch]

marfaguy, that sounds like a nice well built stand.

[EdK]

That stand will definitely hold that 500lb lathe with no problems. Better too strong than not strong enough.

Ed

[marfaguy]

Thanks everyone for confirming that the table/stand design should be plenty stout enough.
I emailed tech support at grizzly. They sent me the dimensions so I'm all set. Very prompt reply too.
I would post them here but I'm concerned that they may change something at a later date.
Best to get the information straight from them I imagine.