Grizzly G4000 Benchtop Lathe

Ever since I worked in a machine shop over the summer when I was in school, I have loved lathes.  For a while now, I have wanted my own benchtop version to support my robot hobby.  Finally, I had the cash to buy one.  I bought the Grizzly G4000 9x19 Bench lathe (G4000 link)

First, this is the bench I made to hold it.  It is made of 1.5" square tube with a 1.5" thick wood top.  It has castors for easily moving it around, as well as leveling feet for... well, leveling.

Bench for lathe

The images below are the 'fresh out of the box' images in chronological order.

As shipped

Four jaw chuck

Face plate

Tale stock

Misc parts

Steady rest

Follow rest

Compound slide and tool holder

Stripped lathe

Drive gears and pulleys

Fully stripped lath

Chip pan

The above chip pan is to be used (per the instructions) as the bolt template to drill and secure the lathe to the bench.  It's obviously pretty easy to drill the two holes for the 1/2" bolts when you have the machine, but it would have been nice to have the information before it arrived.  So, for your convenience, the bolt center to center distance is approximately 23 3/16", as shown below.

Lathe mount bolt distance

Re-assembled lathe on bench

Workshop