Thank you for correcting the picture order-- I couldn't see a way to do it, but would like to know how.
The casters came in very handy, but I choked on the price for what is probably a one-time use. I posted here and in another group a request to rent some and one of our generous members volunteered to loan me his. So they'll be going back once I decide I'm happy with the final placement.
The lathe is big and doesn't fit as neatly into the space as my old lathe did (no, I'm not complaining!), I also added a small dust collector up in the hayloft above and dropped a pipe down to a collection nozzle on a new stand that will sit behind the lathe. Both that and the drop down tailstock want the lathe to be farther from the wall, and I hope to take advantage of sliding the headstock down to make a short bed for bowl turning, which means I need more clear space at the tailstock end to stand. For now to create that space I have the lathe sitting at an angle relative to the wall, which makes for a long reach for some of the tools on the wall. I'm told that an angled placement will help pieces to ricochet away from me rather than straight back, so that may be an advantage. I've been thinking about designing a tool/grinder cart that would sit behind me on wheels, so another project. (Definitely first-world problems to have!) Also thinking about bolting it down once I'm convinced I'm happy with the position.
I think I'd better not suggest a bigger shop just now.
