01-20-2014, 05:13 AM
When I move my lathe to my home shop, I want to raise the height of it, as stooping down to operate it is giving my back grief.
For those of you who haven't see her, she's a big old girl:
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I'd probably look to raise her at least 4" (100mm). I've seen people using comercially made elevating feet but I'm not sure about having just 8 contact points. Other methods I've seen is making a riser out of steel (c-channel, h-beam or box), or pouring a concrete pad on top of the existing floor.
Your thoughts and comments please...
You can read more about my lathe HERE
For those of you who haven't see her, she's a big old girl:
I'd probably look to raise her at least 4" (100mm). I've seen people using comercially made elevating feet but I'm not sure about having just 8 contact points. Other methods I've seen is making a riser out of steel (c-channel, h-beam or box), or pouring a concrete pad on top of the existing floor.
Your thoughts and comments please...
You can read more about my lathe HERE
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