Mounting bases

8iowa · Post by **8iowa** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:58 am

I made these four mounting bases as a Christmas present for my son-in-law. While they are not dimensionally interchangeable with Shopsmith's aluminum bases, they serve the same function.

At first I started sketching, then ended up on the drawing board with full size side and top views. There is some precision drilling involved as the 1 1/4" thru holes need to be exactly 7" apart on centers. I finished them with 3 coats of water based poly rather than paint them gray.

dlbristol · Post by **dlbristol** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 10:05 am

Nice idea and execution. I may try a couple!

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:51 pm

Rather clever of you, 8iowa! They look pretty close to the aluminum ones and for a lot less $$$. Good job!

easterngray · Post by **easterngray** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:00 pm

Great job! Those are very nice. Alec

tom_k/mo · Post by **tom_k/mo** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:10 pm

Very ingenious. Looks like they should serve well.

etc92guy · Post by **etc92guy** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:49 pm

Great Job!!!! I'll have to try a couple, my SPT's are laying on the floor.

rkh2 · Post by **rkh2** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:43 pm

Thumbs Up to you!! Wish I would have thought of this before I purchased the SS ones. At least I did purchase mine when they were on sale. I definitely will make one from your example if I ever have a need for any future add ons. thanks for sharing this with us.

jdramsey · Post by **jdramsey** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 10:23 am

Very nice. What are the dimensions on your stock? Also, it looks like there are holes drilled in the ends of the feel. Do you intend on bolting those down on a bench or shelf?

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:45 pm

jdramsey wrote:Very nice. What are the dimensions on your stock? Also, it looks like there are holes drilled in the ends of the feel. Do you intend on bolting those down on a bench or shelf?

Yes sir nice work. This question is shared by my curiosity. The holders I built to store my sand flee didn't work well until bolted down. Now they are great. Okay mine aren't near as attractive as yours. Jim

wlhayesmfs · Post by **wlhayesmfs** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:18 pm

OK,, now I know one of my many next projects. I built a board on the wall from one of the other guys shops for all my ER parts now this will work great for the MKV extras.
Great job.
Thanks