I've read many of the posts on machine leveling and I'm about to do my 2955-v Logan. I'm a little unsure about what way to go with it and was hoping for some advice.
The machine has two cabinets connected by the chip pan. The cabinets contain fairly substantial supports which the bed bolts to. These supports run from the bottom of the chip pan down to 1/4" flat stock that run along the bottom of the cabinets. These then have mounting flanges with 1/2" holes on them.
I was thinking of getting 1/4" plate steel the same footprint as the cabinet bases and put a layer of neoprene gasket material underneath between the plate steel and the concrete floor. I would then place the lathe cabinet on top of this plate and weld a 1/2-20 nut to each of the cabinet mounting flanges on the top side. 1/2-20 bolts would go down through the nuts to allow leveling and stability. The lathe would rest mostly on the plate steel with the leveling bolts applying pressure where needed to level and stable the machine. Clear as mud? Maybe I'll snap some pictures when I get home.
Comments and abusive remarks welcome.
The machine has two cabinets connected by the chip pan. The cabinets contain fairly substantial supports which the bed bolts to. These supports run from the bottom of the chip pan down to 1/4" flat stock that run along the bottom of the cabinets. These then have mounting flanges with 1/2" holes on them.
I was thinking of getting 1/4" plate steel the same footprint as the cabinet bases and put a layer of neoprene gasket material underneath between the plate steel and the concrete floor. I would then place the lathe cabinet on top of this plate and weld a 1/2-20 nut to each of the cabinet mounting flanges on the top side. 1/2-20 bolts would go down through the nuts to allow leveling and stability. The lathe would rest mostly on the plate steel with the leveling bolts applying pressure where needed to level and stable the machine. Clear as mud? Maybe I'll snap some pictures when I get home.
Comments and abusive remarks welcome.
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