"Derek Hartzell" wrote in message
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If they have a cheap lathe with a tin-can stand, I understand. These
stands
are very flimsy. If they have to have a 1000 lb lathe to 2000 lbs, then I
agree with you! Once the lathe is that heavy, probably some rubber
dampening materials would be good for the feet.

It's the guys who talk about weighting their lathes to keep them from
walking about the shop that concern me most.



It wobbles, not walks with a tin stand. Fortunately any of them can be made
rigid by addition of plywood gussets attached with sheet-metal screws.
Should be, really. Your hands and arms are trying to hold their position
precisely to maintain a tool angle, and when that tool moves, everything is
changed.

Which really begs the question, because the rotational energy of the
out-of-balance piece will exploit the weakest point in your combination.
You've just assured it won't be the inertia of the stand by weighting.