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Yesterday I finally took delivery of my lightly used A-Trump 13x36 metal lathe. Belonged to a family friend and I had to wait for him to clear a path in his shop to get it out... been waiting since last Christmas. Anyways... it's in my garage now.
So, this thing is heavy. Add in the cast iron base and we're probably 1500-1600 pounds of metal heavy. Since this is my first machine tool, expect a lot of dumb questions. First one, do I need or want to anchor it to the concrete floor in my garage? Do I need to be concerned about it tipping over if I don't anchor it? If I do anchor it, what's the best method? Like I said, lots of stupid newbie questions...
Thank you,
Rick
So, this thing is heavy. Add in the cast iron base and we're probably 1500-1600 pounds of metal heavy. Since this is my first machine tool, expect a lot of dumb questions. First one, do I need or want to anchor it to the concrete floor in my garage? Do I need to be concerned about it tipping over if I don't anchor it? If I do anchor it, what's the best method? Like I said, lots of stupid newbie questions...
Thank you,
Rick