Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 1 to 5 of 5
Thread: Lathe setup
-
14th May 2000, 10:19 PM #1Novice
- Join Date
- Apr 2000
- Location
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Posts
- 24
Lathe setup
I have just bought a Woodfast 910 lathe, after having outgrown a cheapish Korean (I think) entry level machine. One of the things I have been looking forward to is turning with little or no vibration, however, I think I still need some help with the set-up to achieve that.
I have a concrete floor in my workshop, and the lathe seems to sit on that firmly without being bolted down. I've been turning like that happily enough, but I figure that if I'm going to do any out of balance work I'll need to fix it.
Any suggestions on whether I should dyna-bolt to the concrete, or bolt to a wooden base or whatever. It's worth noting that the stand which comes with the lathe does not have any holes in the feet for fixing to the floor.
-
14th May 2000 10:19 PM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Posts
- Many
-
15th May 2000, 06:23 PM #2Retired
- Join Date
- May 1999
- Location
- Tooradin,Victoria,Australia
- Age
- 73
- Posts
- 11,918
Gooday.
Stoppers is dead right. You can't beat weight.
------------------
Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"
-
16th May 2000, 06:30 PM #3Member
- Join Date
- Oct 1999
- Location
- Bredbo, NSW, Australia
- Posts
- 86
Hey stoppers
Speaking of big heavy lathes, how's the big beast going? Thought I had better ask. I don't have too many beaches near me. Have to make do with river sand and gravel. If we leave it a bit longer I can weigh it down with GST ( gravel, sand and timber!!)
Cheers
Shaun
-
17th May 2000, 07:41 PM #4Novice
- Join Date
- Apr 2000
- Location
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Posts
- 24
Gentlemen- Thanks for your assistance. Now I just have to convince my wife that I need to go to the beach to get some sand. She thinks she can smell an excuse for a fishing trip!
-
17th May 2000, 08:15 PM #5Retired
- Join Date
- May 1999
- Location
- Tooradin,Victoria,Australia
- Age
- 73
- Posts
- 11,918
Could be worse. She could think you going to look at the women.
------------------
Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"