basic lathe tooling questions for new lathe

[EdK]

I have the same lathe as Bob but I made my own stand. The lathe weighs about 1100lbs according to MSCs specs on it. I have not bolted my lathe to the floor. I used these leveling pads to level it and haven't had any problems with it.

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INPDFF?PMPAGE=1026

Ed