Hi Andrew,

If I had to keep my lathe movable, here's what I would do.

Put Nova 3000 on either the new Technatool Cast Iron legs (contact
Technatool direct for availability) or modify the very heavy Jet cast
iron legs to fit my Nova (George Moore did this and is very happy with
them).

Mount cast iron legs to casters using a metal or heavy wooden brace that
runs across the bottom of the legs from front to back.

Drill brace with four holes each to take a 3/4 or larger bolt.

Drill and set 4 anchors (two each side) in the floor where the lathe
will be located.

When the time comes for use, move lathe into position and run four bolts
into the sockets in the floor, thus bolting the lathe to the floor. Use
the other holes with some nuts to run another four bolts (or machine
mounts) into (against) the floor; these bolts/mounts will serve as
standoffs and counterbalance the attachment bolts and take the load off
the castors.

This should make for a very stable and yet movable system. You can put
socket head bolts in the floor sockets when the lathe is not in use so
they don't fill with debris.

I'm writing this quick, but feel free to get back to me if this didn't
make any sense.

Lyn

Andrew Barss wrote:
I'm outfitting a new shop, which will include my Nova 3000.
The shop is medium sized, so I'm putting every machine I can onto
a mobile base (bandsaw, tablesaw, jointer, etc). I'm considering
mounting the lathe on a mobile base with lacking casters. I'm
seeking advice, Should I --


a) forget the idea entirely, and mount the lathe to a really stable
base;

b) put the lathe stand on a god-quality (= 1200 pound capacity)
mobile base;

c) do (b), but also set it up so that I have the
stand immobilized on something like elevator bolts when not
being moved.


Advice appreciated --


--Andy BArss