Rick wrote:
I am finally too embarrassed with the 2x6 wood pieces my Shizuoka B-3V bedmill
has been resting on since it was delivered...oh, only two years ago! :-o

I have 4 feet that came with the mill, each is a steel cup thing with a hard
rubbery insert. The steel cup is threaded for a 5/8" bolt. The mill has these
~1.25" threaded studs with a through hole for the 5/8" bolt. I am assuming you
turn the studs to level the machine and the 5/8" bolt is just to keep the mill
from slipping off the feet?

Ok, so uhm, how do I raise the 3.5 ton mill to get the feet on? I see a way to
do it by going back and forth with shims and the leveling studs, but uhg...

Also, once the feet are on, what procedure should I use to level the machine. I
read somewhere that you can tweak the feet on a mill to get that last little bit
of accuracy. Should I worry about that or just get the machine level with the
earth?


Thanks

Rick


See if the local rental yard has a "Hydraulic Maintenance & Repair Kit" - e.g. a Hydraulic
Jaw of life or spreader beak - that can get under the foot area and push up (You do have wood there)
(you could cut a notch out for a point to lift on.
It typically has spreader bars that can be against the floor and a lifting point inches above also.

look at http://www.mscdirect.com/mscProductS...ss?RestartFlow.......... super long string
http://www.mscdirect.com then top search for EU09050881 with MSC part number just below selected.
Gives you a picture of what I'm thinking of and what to show or just to buy.

e.g. one pumps it up - blocks under something to hold if the pump fails - then add footings on that side.

If you have a square object - not a long or wide base - then you have to lift by overhead hoist.

You might go this way with the hand pump - jack up all corners - around and around - blocking and leveling
as you get higher and higher. Once up - then put on the feet and jack it up - take out shim and
round and round you go down the stair steps of shims that makes the taller stack... until you are out and
on the feet.

Not an easy job - hoist or the like is faster and easier. Still block before you work under the
floating mill.

Martin [ concept extracted from the brain - not from the shop. ]
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