Rider feet for machines

[gustafson]

I think machine tool heights got locked in in the 20s or so and if I look at graphs men were around 3 inches shorter then. OR maybe the guys who built machines were all short
The difference between a Bridgeport and a 3hp mill is significant. Many 3hp clones have a pallet in front of them so you can reach t he drawbar. It is a stretch for me to so so on my Lagun

 

[dkmc]

I think machine tool heights got locked in in the 20s or so and if I look at graphs men were around 3 inches shorter then. OR maybe the guys who built machines were all short
The difference between a Bridgeport and a 3hp mill is significant. Many 3hp clones have a pallet in front of them so you can reach t he drawbar. It is a stretch for me to so so on my Lagun

I dunno......a few pounds of cast iron saved over the course of 100's of machines......just sayin.

 

[Nmbmxer]

I think American market machines typically sit on the ground (leveling feet) and Asian domestic market machines need risers. My Whacheon lathe is on 5" risers so I don't have to stoop to use the carriage feed. We have a BP Series II special with a column riser that sits on some isolating feet that raise it about 3", I need a step stool to change tools and the feel the table is tits high. I hate using that machine.

 

[bill jones]

---here is how I raised up my 14x40 Roskelly lathe

---here's one example of how I raised my 14x40 lathe up about 6 inches.

---all 8 steel legs are threaded 1/2-13 at the top

---there is 8 studs screwed into the steel plate and the crossdrilled holes are for a bar to turn the legs to get them each sitting good and snug on the floor.

---the two steel plates are drilled and tapped and then bolted to the original base of the lathe.
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---I originally installed the plates and screwed four casters up into each corner so I could roll the lathe out of the building it was in when I bought

---then we winched the lathe up onto a roll back wrecker truck

---once we got the bed of the truck leveled out I jacked each end up and slide some 2x4's in there to get the lathe up off the casters

---then we could tie the lathe down nice and solid for the trip.

---got the lathe home

---reversed the process and rolled the thing right in thru the walk-in door and to the spot it now sits

---then I decided it was really close on height for me @ 5ft 10-1/2" with the casters installed

---so I made the eight 5-3/4” inch tall x 1-3/4” diameter steel legs and screwed'm into the holes that the caster wheels had been using .

 

[Superbowl]

I keep my machines bolted to 4×6 pressure treated wood. This not only raises them 3.5" but allows me to quickly slide a pallet jack under them to reposition.

 

[sinned]

@FredC: Cant't correct title once submitted

@L Vanice The CV-59 is about the right height. The Clausing next to is the one I want to raise up. ~5" is the right spot. The Hardinge cabinet is curious to me- it looks like it already has 3 'hard' spots that it sits on (Its been a while since I was under there). Then the back right has an adjuster, looks like to just support it at the attitude that you might level with the 3 other points?

Curiously, I remember being told that Moore Jig borers/Grinders qwere designed around the operator sitting on a chair, adjacent to the desk. So machine height overall seems to be all over the board.

Thank you all for your support and sugestions.

 

[FredC]

@FredC: Cant't correct title once submitted

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Been there done that. I was explaining why I was late to the party.

I did not have anything to contribute on Rider feet. :-)

 

[RC Mech]

I dunno......a few pounds of cast iron saved over the course of 100's of machines......just sayin.

This is it. There’s no other reason, including bastardized explanations of where Earth’s gravity originates.