Also, the reason I look a little confused in the video is because I originally planned on having two single layer shelves instead of one double layer shelf. I added a bunch of glue to one of the shelves before realizing my error, and I just went with it. I updated the SketchUp file at the top of the article to reflect my final project.

I am absolutely loving my new electric nailers, by the way. I don’t even own a compressor and I love the portability of these electric units.

The whole build is held together with pocket holes. I went a little overboard drilling the pocket holes, but this lathe weighs almost 400 pounds so I didn’t want it buckling under the weight. I attached the side aprons to the legs with pocket holes, the top to the aprons with pocket holes, and then the shelf to the legs with pocket holes. I added plenty of glue along the way as well. I was basically building this stand to be as bombproof as possible. Any play in this could drastically affect my metal lathe’s accuracy.