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Just got my PM-1022V & mounted a 3/16" sheet steel to my Pressweld steel workbench. I put the chip tray on top of the steel sheet & there are gaps between the pan & sheet steel. The two holes for the foot of the head are .170" on the outer end & 0140" on the inner mounting. The tailstock mount has a .204" gap. Some say "just bolt 'er down & the pan will squish down to the sheet steel & bench top." Other 'more experienced' & precision machinist friends say " no way, put shim mat'l under the pan", you'll bend the pan for sure & maybe crack it - leaks, if using flood coolant, blah, blah, blah." I'm very particular about all of my equipment & don't want to waste my time doing something half-assed & then have to do it over again the right way. Part of me says "it don't matter", other part says "shim it".
What say you that have mounted up your lathes to steel top benches?
What say you that have mounted up your lathes to steel top benches?