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Anchoring Machne tools to floor
"David Utidjian" wrote in message ... I need to anchor a 9"swing 40" long bed (with cabinet base) Rockwell lathe to a concrete floor. I need to make it as level as possible and then level the bed. There are level adjusting nuts and screws between the cast iron bed and the cabinet. snip Don't anchor it...like Grant said. I want to hear an accounting of your use of the Starrett No. 199 Master Precision Level, don't try this on a windy day or if there are sun spots. |
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Anchoring Machne tools to floor
Tom Gardner wrote:
"David Utidjian" wrote in message ... I need to anchor a 9"swing 40" long bed (with cabinet base) Rockwell lathe to a concrete floor. I need to make it as level as possible and then level the bed. There are level adjusting nuts and screws between the cast iron bed and the cabinet. snip Don't anchor it...like Grant said. I want to hear an accounting of your use of the Starrett No. 199 Master Precision Level, don't try this on a windy day or if there are sun spots. regarding anchoring, see my other reply. I recently got the Starrett No. 199 Master Precision Level on eBay. I figured it was worth the extra $$$ to get a really good level because we also need to level optical benches in labs elsewhere in my department (Theoretical and Applied Sciences). Thankfully I bought it from the original owner and he packaged it and shipped it very very carefully. I will be checking it next week on my granite surface plate... also leveling the surface plate. The room where I use it has no windows and the doors to the outside will all be shut (winter). I will turn off the space heater just before working with it. It can put out a very warm blast... though nowhere near where I will be using the level. Nice thing about a good spirit level is that it can be used to calibrate itself (along with a flat adjustable surface). I will let you know how the level works out. Hmmm... While thinking about level surfaces.... I may do as you suggest for now and not anchor the lathe to the floor. I will, however, use some 1/2" hardware as adjustable legs on the tabs. This will at least get the cabinet approx level and stable. I am concerned about high-centering of the cabinet which will make it unstable. It is clear that this shop was not well planned when installed. I will post some links to graphics at a later date of current and proposed layouts. Thanks for your suggestions. -DU-...etc... |
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