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I spotted this weird lathe at a place I've been commissioning other equipment. I've never heard of such a thing, but I bet some of you have. How common is this?
![IMAG1618.jpg IMAG1618.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19026-344a8c754c00f059dfd3a8fe7061abc7.jpg)
Oh, and apparently this is how you mount a lathe: #1 you measure the distance between all the holes and translate those dimensions onto the ground. #2 you then drill holes in the concrete and set your anchor bolts. #3 get a fork lift and try to set the lathe down perfectly over the bolts with less than 1/8" of play in any direction. #4 when none of the bolts line up with the holes and your forklift doesn't gracefully move in all the right directions, you crawl around under the suspended load with a hammer, smacking the bolts into position. #5 when that doesn't work, you give up and call it a day.
![1.jpg 1.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19024-02eaa84c5601649575a843d95e920ca5.jpg)
![2.jpg 2.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19025-cd084fa00915da6a9bd7c245eeb45520.jpg)
![IMAG1618.jpg IMAG1618.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19026-344a8c754c00f059dfd3a8fe7061abc7.jpg)
![IMAG1618.jpg IMAG1618.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19026-344a8c754c00f059dfd3a8fe7061abc7.jpg)
Oh, and apparently this is how you mount a lathe: #1 you measure the distance between all the holes and translate those dimensions onto the ground. #2 you then drill holes in the concrete and set your anchor bolts. #3 get a fork lift and try to set the lathe down perfectly over the bolts with less than 1/8" of play in any direction. #4 when none of the bolts line up with the holes and your forklift doesn't gracefully move in all the right directions, you crawl around under the suspended load with a hammer, smacking the bolts into position. #5 when that doesn't work, you give up and call it a day.
![1.jpg 1.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19024-02eaa84c5601649575a843d95e920ca5.jpg)
![2.jpg 2.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19025-cd084fa00915da6a9bd7c245eeb45520.jpg)
![1.jpg 1.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19024-02eaa84c5601649575a843d95e920ca5.jpg)
![2.jpg 2.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19025-cd084fa00915da6a9bd7c245eeb45520.jpg)
![IMAG1618.jpg IMAG1618.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/19/19026-344a8c754c00f059dfd3a8fe7061abc7.jpg)