Based on all the replies, had the wife measure while holding my arm at a comfortable cranking position, and also z travel, decided to build my stand 32". When adding the base to table height of the mill I should be at 40". My stand is on casters and the leveling feet should be able to get me a couple more inches if needed. I made the mistake of too high when I built the stand for my Shoptask 3in1, its hard to see the work behind the tool post. I will post pics after the stand is done.