Hello All:
Pretty new to HM - only a couple of posts scattered about. My wife & I received our PM trifecta a couple of weeks ago - 1440GT, 949TS, & 712G. Unloading & general placement in shop went well. Now working with Mark on VFD setups for the lathe & mill. You all have been great resources. Which leads to a specific question:
Our lathe will have a dedicated spot in the shop, but we'd like the option to move her occasionally. Easiest for us is using a pallet jack rather than a dediciated stand with casters, etc. I'd like to know what you think of our plan to facilitate access by the pallet jack.
1. Use lathe's 6 leveling bolts on 4" tall pieces of round (4" diameter?) aluminum stock. This gets the lathe a little higher (I'm 6') and allows our pallet jack to pass underneath (jack needs 3.25" clearance).
2. Span the 68" outer width of the bases with two pieces of 4x4x0.25" angle steel (we have a lot of this material) when we want to use the pallet jack. Bottom leg of these pieces of angle would be notched to slide by the leveling bolts (might use slightly longer bolts if necessary for clearance) and drilled to allow attachment to bases via 2nd holes already in bases next to threaded holes for leveling bolts. The rear piece of angle would probably stay in place while the front piece would be removed so that the foot brake can function easily. Vertical legs of both pieces of angle would be notched to allow access to heads of the leveling bolts and their locking nuts.
Any thoughts? We currently lack the ability to weld up a real sub frame stand for the lathe.
Thanks in advance!
Howard
Pretty new to HM - only a couple of posts scattered about. My wife & I received our PM trifecta a couple of weeks ago - 1440GT, 949TS, & 712G. Unloading & general placement in shop went well. Now working with Mark on VFD setups for the lathe & mill. You all have been great resources. Which leads to a specific question:
Our lathe will have a dedicated spot in the shop, but we'd like the option to move her occasionally. Easiest for us is using a pallet jack rather than a dediciated stand with casters, etc. I'd like to know what you think of our plan to facilitate access by the pallet jack.
1. Use lathe's 6 leveling bolts on 4" tall pieces of round (4" diameter?) aluminum stock. This gets the lathe a little higher (I'm 6') and allows our pallet jack to pass underneath (jack needs 3.25" clearance).
2. Span the 68" outer width of the bases with two pieces of 4x4x0.25" angle steel (we have a lot of this material) when we want to use the pallet jack. Bottom leg of these pieces of angle would be notched to slide by the leveling bolts (might use slightly longer bolts if necessary for clearance) and drilled to allow attachment to bases via 2nd holes already in bases next to threaded holes for leveling bolts. The rear piece of angle would probably stay in place while the front piece would be removed so that the foot brake can function easily. Vertical legs of both pieces of angle would be notched to allow access to heads of the leveling bolts and their locking nuts.
Any thoughts? We currently lack the ability to weld up a real sub frame stand for the lathe.
Thanks in advance!
Howard