Reading the manual for the lathe I'm planning to get, they recommend fixing to the concrete if possible, otherwise putting on "machine mount" feet and levelling the machine (and again repeatedly as the machine settles in).

The current spot for the lathe is temporary, so the feet option seems appealing, however the guy at the shop seemed to think levelling wasn't that critical provided the slab was reasonably flat, suggesting that at most you might shim it to stop it wobbling. Alternatively he suggested putting waffle pad under each end.

I was under the impression levelling was fairly important, particularly in how it related to the bed, but now I'm wondering if I should follow the manual's advice or the salesman's?


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