Considering a Grizzly G0602 or a WM250 Weiss
Love that stand CR! That's really nice and very useful to me as I have no welding ability. I'm not actually planning to CNC the lathe, just the mill. At least not in the immediate future.
That first pic was just the structure of the bench. On top I am putting a layer of 1" MDF and then 1/2" sanded birch plywood. I figured that would spread the load nicely. I added the center pillar becase I was afraid with that long a span it would want to droop it the middle.
So were you saying that with the top material on it should be up to the task? I've built several benchs but not any that have this kind o weight on them.
I agree that the 10x22 looks like the best deal going. I just don't like having to fiddle with belts if I need to go to a higher speed to finish. I've seen a few mods nowof the 8x14s with treadmill motors that look pretty nice. Wouldnt be hard to whip up an RPM readout from my microcontrollers too.
The weiss looks real nice but like you say there is very little info on it and having it be calibrated in mm would be a deal-breaker completely but I already think it's a bit too expensive by the time you outfit it the same as the grizz.
I've also considered an 8x14 but my experiance with the x2 is not making me excited about getting into another HF machine.
CNC: Making incorrect parts and breaking stuff, faster and with greater precision.