LEVELING FEET for my new g4003g ? where you get them..........ATT coolidge

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time to set my new lathe up
see lotys of different pics
where did you bget them?
sizes etc
thx
still searching

coolidge where did you get yours
I have not unpacked everything,maybe they come with it,lol

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Check with use-enco.com. Part no. 325-6629. You can get them for around ten bucks right now with the discount and free shipping. Enter promo codes tue15, then on next screen enter promo code tueups.

Richard
 
dan12 said:
x8.......any cheaper?

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these look any good?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEVELING-FE...834?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4acc45af52
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negative on the ebay feet. those are only 1/2" in dia. and would probably be destroyed when you put 1200 lbs on them. if I were you, I would see consider constructing a frame to enlarge the footprint of your stand, firmly bolted to the stand and use only 4 leveling pads attached to the new frame. im designing the same thing for my PM1236, and will be using either 2x2 or 3x3 angle iron, 3/8" thick. Do a search on here and you will get some good ideas.

Richard
 
......or you can make your own from some hockey pucks and some hardware.

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ricsmall said:
negative on the ebay feet. those are only 1/2" in dia. and would probably be destroyed when you put 1200 lbs on them. if I were you, I would see consider constructing a frame to enlarge the footprint of your stand, firmly bolted to the stand and use only 4 leveling pads attached to the new frame. im designing the same thing for my PM1236, and will be using either 2x2 or 3x3 angle iron, 3/8" thick. Do a search on here and you will get some good ideas.

Richard
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seen a few you are talking about
might do that:)
thx

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stevecmo said:
......or you can make your own from some hockey pucks and some hardware.

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what is hockey?
can you do that in 80-110* weather?:nono::lmao:
 
THATS ONE TIPPY LOOKING RIG
 
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Dan I made the leveling pads myself out of hockey pucks, 5/8" bolts, jam nuts, and washers. Hockey pucks are great for leveling pads, pretty much indestructible. I have industrial machine leveling pads rated for this weight, the hockey puck pads are much beefier.

Now here's the bad news. First the slot holes for the level pads in the bottom of the lathe stand are so large (about 3/4 inch) the puny 3/8" studs for the industrial leveling pads for this weight are way too small. You would have to stack a bunch of fender washers together otherwise they would just bend into the slot as you tighten them hence the reason I went with 5/8" bolts. You could go with larger industrial leveling pads but that gets very expensive fast when you start spending $30-$60 for each pad. There's more, the lathe stand is WAY too tall to begin with and even using thin jam nuts you will add another 2" in height to an already too tall stand. My brother and I took some measurements (he's been a machinist for 25 years) we figure the lathe stand needs to be cut down 5-6 inches in height vs on the pads its on. Also as you can see in the pics the pads are located well inside the stand which makes it tippy front to back. Its not going to tip over in use most likely but I have been in a minor 5.0 earthquake and could see it tipping right over the way its setup now.

So honestly I would not use leveling pads at all, I would set it right on the floor and shim it level. My garage floor slopes substantially but I only have about 1/4" different in height between the rear and front leveling pads as pictured. I'm going to remove these pads from my lathe soon and shim. I may put the rear down on a thin rubber pad then shim the front to level. I'm not too bad side to side level wise so I think I'll be okay there.

That's my 2 cents worth.
 
coolidge said:
Dan I made the leveling pads myself out of hockey pucks, 5/8" bolts, jam nuts, and washers. Hockey pucks are great for leveling pads, pretty much indestructible. I have industrial machine leveling pads rated for this weight, the hockey puck pads are much beefier.

Now here's the bad news. First the slot holes for the level pads in the bottom of the lathe stand are so large (about 3/4 inch) the puny 3/8" studs for the industrial leveling pads for this weight are way too small. You would have to stack a bunch of fender washers together otherwise they would just bend into the slot as you tighten them hence the reason I went with 5/8" bolts. You could go with larger industrial leveling pads but that gets very expensive fast when you start spending $30-$60 for each pad. There's more, the lathe stand is WAY too tall to begin with and even using thin jam nuts you will add another 2" in height to an already too tall stand. My brother and I took some measurements (he's been a machinist for 25 years) we figure the lathe stand needs to be cut down 5-6 inches in height vs on the pads its on. Also as you can see in the pics the pads are located well inside the stand which makes it tippy front to back. Its not going to tip over in use most likely but I have been in a minor 5.0 earthquake and could see it tipping right over the way its setup now.

So honestly I would not use leveling pads at all, I would set it right on the floor and shim it level. My garage floor slopes substantially but I only have about 1/4" different in height between the rear and front leveling pads as pictured. I'm going to remove these pads from my lathe soon and shim. I may put the rear down on a thin rubber pad then shim the front to level. I'm not too bad side to side level wise so I think I'll be okay there.

That's my 2 cents worth.
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good idea
was thinking of that
it's cheap=free,lol
& I can do that now,no waiting on pads or making my own
I have welders,etc to do that,just not much free time,like most people:)
thx again
might weld on angle later and use bolts top level if needed with steel & rubber blocks I can make
seen someone on here do it
 
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