Hi Andy,

Albeit improbable, here is what I have done; I was going to build a mobile base which added a few inches, as I am 6'1"
and the additional height helps on all the other tools in the shop. I have a heavy duty Delta Rockwell lathe which I
had put on a couple of furniture dollies. I did this just to move it around until I could find a spot in the shop where
I was most comfortable with it. I was going to fabricate a mobile base from Unistrut framing, as I had with most of my
other tools.

I am not sure if it is Karma of the proper phase of the moon, but it is rock solid on these two $19 Home Depot dollies.
I have roughed a lot of large walnut blanks without a vibration (free walnut when APS clear cut the powerlines in the
Oak Creek Canyon). I have a hard time believing this would work again or anywhere else, but it does. Prior to this,
and with a smaller lathe, I have loaded the base with sandbags to dampen vibrations. Seems to work and is cheap.

I had the pleasure of two weeks in Tucson this summer, sleeping on the floor of the faculty dining room at Sabino High
School. We were the first-in fire management team on the Aspen Fire. A real tragic loss. We were there for the Bullock
Fire the year before without the loss to property. A third of my staff left yesterday for a clam bake in L.A. and
Ventura Counties. I may be out in a day or two. I was hoping we were done with fire season. By the way, how did the
Performax sander work out? Good luck with the lathe.

Dan Wills,
Sedona


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On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 05:33:08 +0000 (UTC), 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